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Trump’s new tariff threat shows Canada’s retaliation ‘being noticed’: Ontario’s D.C. rep
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month. After Trump threatened new tariffs, there are signs that trade talks have accelerated, says Ontario’s rep in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/The Associated Press) The Ontario government’s representative in Washington says U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to levy 50 per cent tariffs on hundreds of Canadian goods is an indication that the administration is taking notice of the effect Canada’s retaliatory trade action is having on the American economy. Speaking to CBC’s Power & Politics, David Paterson pointedRead more
Ex-member of top climate body says Alberta pipeline deal is not compatible with net-zero
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith acknowledge the crowd before signing an energy agreement in Calgary on May 15. (Todd Korol/Reuters) A former member of Canada’s top climate body said the pipeline deal Canada signed with Alberta is incompatible with Carney government’s net-zero target. “You can’t be saying these deals are still compatible with net-zero by 2050. They’re not. The deal is not compatible with it,” said Simon Donner, the former co-chair of the Net-Zero Advisory Body (NZAB), while testifying before the House of Commons environment committee.Read more
Canada’s forestry crisis should be blamed on homegrown problems, not Trump, federal report says
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, Tim Hodgson, makes an announcement regarding liquefied natural gas with B.C. Premier David Eby, in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Jennifer Gauthier) Canada’s forestry sector is the trade “canary in the coal mine” as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the federal minister responsible for natural resources. Tim Hodgson made that comment Wednesday as he unveiled close to $130 million in funding for 56 forestry-related projects across the country. Hodgson, who is in Langford, B.C.,Read more
Canada’s World Cup team is training in the U.S. Why?
Jesse Marsch, Canada’s national men’s soccer head coach, speaks to the media ahead of the World Cup roster selection camp in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, where he said the team is training in the city mainly for the weather. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) With 17 days until the Canadian men’s national team kicks off its World Cup campaign on home soil for the first time, players have begun flying in from their respective professional clubs in California, England, Belgium and beyond. But instead of converging in Canada, those invited toRead more
House prices dropping in Canada’s most expensive cities, but still out of reach for many
Carpenters build a home in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. in October. Average housing prices are softening in Canada, but experts say it’s not enough for most prospective first-time buyers. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) Housing prices are dipping in Canada’s priciest markets, but real estate experts say it’s not necessarily the break for which potential first-time homebuyers have been waiting — and that break may never come. TD Economics said in a report last week that it expects home prices to slide 0.3 per cent across Canada this year, after a weak performanceRead more
Canada, allies say they’re ready to help secure Strait of Hormuz, but don’t say how
Tankers sail in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, on March 11. Canada has joined six of its allies expressing a readiness to help reopen the strait to oil and gas tanker traffic. (Stringer/Reuters) Canada has signed on to a joint statement by the leaders of seven countries calling on Iran to immediately cease all attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping and expressing a readiness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait. The statement does not say how the countries might help, althoughRead more
Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge
The White House has demanded that Canada “share authority” and ownership of a new bridge connecting the two countries after a “clear and direct” call between Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting the Canadian province of Ontario to the US state of Michigan, will not open until Ottawa “treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve”, Trump wrote on social media earlier. The bridge is funded by the Canadian government but will be publicly owned by both Canada andRead more
Winter storm buries Eastern Canada in snow. Frigid cold means it’s sticking around
A person is seen cross-country skiing on a Toronto street on Sunday. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press) The record-breaking winter storm that pounded Ontario and Quebec with snow on Sunday night and Monday morning is moving east into Atlantic Canada, and bringing extreme cold with it. A large and strong low-pressure area brought a large snowstorm across much of southern Ontario on Sunday night, Environment Canada notes, creating significant impacts on transportation and leading to school closures across much of Toronto and the surrounding areas. Toronto Pearson Airport recorded 46 centimetresRead more
Trump claims CUSMA is ‘irrelevant’, but says Canada ‘wants it’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement — the trade pact also known as CUSMA — is not relevant for the U.S., but Canada wants it, as he pushed for companies to bring manufacturing back to American soil. “There’s no real advantage to it — it’s irrelevant,” Trump said. “Canada would love it. Canada wants it. They need it.” The Detroit Three automakers are heavily reliant on supply chains that include significant parts production in Mexico and Canada, and all three produce hundreds of thousands of vehiclesRead more