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Letters: Liberals can’t be trusted to navigate Trump’s tariffs
Re: Our strategy for dealing with the Trump tariffs needs to be negotiation — Jack M. Mintz, Jan. 24 Read More
Raymond J. de Souza: Is Doug Ford the negotiator he thinks he is?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called an early election to strengthen, he claims, his capacity to face down the Trump administration over tariffs. Is he the tough negotiator he presents himself to be? Is he as suited as he thinks to the new governing ethos of Trump 2.0? Read More
Terry Newman: Trudeau puts Canada last
It's finally happened. On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he will be imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy products and 25 per cent tariffs on everything else, starting Tuesday. We have no idea what kind of negotiations took place between the Liberals and Trump. All we know is that Canada is now facing the greatest economic threat it has faced in decades. Read More
Doug Ford promises $22 billion stimulus package if he is re-elected Ontario premier
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he will spend $22 billion to build infrastructure as part of a stimulus package in the face of a possible trade war with the United States. Read More
‘We will not back down’: Trudeau announces steep Canadian tariffs to retaliate against Trump
"We're certainly not looking to escalate, but we will stand up for Canada, Canadians and Canadian jobs," Trudeau said at a 9:30 p.m. ET press conference. "We didn't ask for this, but we will not back down." Read More
$4.25M: That’s the asking price for a Victorian Gothic mansion on sale near Paris, Ont.
A luxury property described as a “Victorian Gothic masterpiece” is up for sale in Paris, Ont., just north of Brantford. Read More
‘Put sugar in the crude oil’: Imagined Canadian retaliation strategies against Trump tariffs
Of late, Canadian politics has descended into an arms race over who can promise the most extravagant response to the threat of 25 per cent tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More
Chris Selley: Ontario’s wasting a perfectly good election talking about Trump
Within the past 70 minutes, as I write this, two notable things happened. One: the Reuters news agency reported — citing three unnamed sources “familiar with the planning” — that the Trump administration would be implementing tariffs against Canada and Mexico on March 1. And two: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt then denied the Reuters report, insisting 25-per-cent tariffs are coming down Feb. 1. Read More
Deadly border shootout linked to 6 deaths and a cabal of intellects into AI and transgenderism
An already bizarre shootout that killed a U.S. Border Patrol agent and a suspect on a highway near the Canadian border is unfurling into a sprawling investigation encompassing four other killings allegedly linked to an odd cabal of young math and computer whizzes sharing a passion for artificial intelligence, veganism, fringe philosophy and gender fluidity. Read More
Medical transport plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, igniting homes and unleashing fireball
PHILADELPHIA -- A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Read More
Record-breaking Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly double Liberal, NDP total
OTTAWA -- The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. Read More
Terry Newman: Mark Carney’s climate change theory of everything, including Trump
Friday, Mark Carney made a policy announcement at Pier 21 in Halifax where he essentially told Canadians that his plan to fight Trump's tariffs and his plan to solve Canadian's economic woes are one and the same — a green economy. Read More
NP View: Liberals have left Canada vulnerable to Trump’s trade war
If Canada is hit with 25 per cent, across-the-board tariffs this weekend — or on March 1 if a leaked rumour is to be believed — it will be the result of a trade-warmonger with a protectionist axe to grind. Blame for a good part of the pain that will follow, however, will lie with our own country and its utter contempt for economic growth. Read More
Senior Living: My three daughters
No, I did not give birth to them. My three daughters were bequeathed to me by three dear friends who are no longer with us and I try to do my part as best I can. Their parents emigrated from Hungary but all three were born in Canada. Two are only children, the third has siblings. Read More
Canada Child Benefit payments available for six months after child’s death starting January
The Canada Revenue Agency is implementing changes to its Canada Child Benefit (CCB) program. Read More
Canada mired in tariff uncertainty after White House reaffirms levies coming Saturday
OTTAWA — On the eve of a possible trade war with the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a message for Canadians: The country could be headed for tough times and he knows people feel anxious. Read More
Karla Sofia Gascon apologizes for old tweets denigrating Islam, George Floyd
NEW YORK — Karla Sofia Gascon, the Oscar-nominated trans actor and star of the movie Emilia Perez, is apologizing for her old posts on social media that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd "a drug addict and a hustler." Read More
10/3 podcast: No ‘traitors’ in Parliament, foreign interference inquiry finds
The head of the foreign interference inquiry tasked with looking into threats against our democracy has delivered her final report and made sweeping recommendations for the federal government. Read More
Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid
An object that was incorrectly identified by an amateur astronomer as an asteroid has turned out to be a Tesla Roadster. Read More
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. Read More
Liberals delay capital gains tax hike until next year
OTTAWA — The federal government is delaying a flagship policy from last year's budget by pushing back the capital gains tax hike until Jan. 1, 2026. Read More