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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent next Wednesday. Read More
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Canada Post asks jobs minster to force union to vote on ‘final offers’
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week. Read More
Manitoba: Mayor of Flin Flon says fierce winds may cause wildfire to hit his city
The mayor of Flin Flon, Man., says fierce, shifting winds are threatening to propel a nearby raging wildfire into the city and begin burning structures. Read More
Ontario MPPs to get raises after 16-year freeze and access to new pension plan
Ontario members of provincial parliament are getting big raises and access to a pension plan, under legislation introduced by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and passed with the support of all parties at breakneck speed. Read More
U.S. lawyer stripped of his security clearance by Trump cautions Canada
An American lawyer stripped of his security clearance by U.S. President Donald Trump says Canadians need to be vigilant about attacks on political freedom south of the border. Read More
Police arrest 13-year-old after fatal attack on elderly woman in Pickering, Ont.
PICKERING — Police in Durham Region say they have arrested a 13-year-old after a fatal attack on an elderly woman in Pickering, Ont. Read More
Almost 70% of Canadians want child vaccines to be mandatory, survey says
A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations. Read More
Ontario to give education minister power to more easily take over school boards
Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools. Read More
‘Unbelievable’ photos from crippling Manitoba wildfires circulate online
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Read More
Manitoba premier declares state of emergency over wildfires, says military aid coming
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ordered a province-wide state of emergency Wednesday as his province struggles with a series of crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Read More
U.S. federal court rules against Trump’s fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled today that U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs or his fentanyl-related duties against Canada and Mexico. Read More
Quebec residential construction workers have walked off the job
MONTREAL -- Workers in Quebec's residential construction sector are now on strike. Read More
Young people and newcomers fuel runaway debt growth: report
The latest TransUnion debt report shows total debt continued to grow in the first quarter compared with the year before, driven mainly by young people and newcomers. Read More
Defence Minister McGuinty promotes ReArm Europe plan but leaves spotlight to Carney
Defence Minister David McGuinty told a defence industry trade show this morning Ottawa will take “immediate and decisive action” to rebuild Canada’s military. Read More
Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing
Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg. Read More
Churchill portrait thief sentenced to two years less a day in jail
OTTAWA — The Ontario man who pleaded guilty to stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill said he committed the crime to find money to help his brother, who was experiencing mental health struggles, Justice Robert Wadden told the court during a sentencing hearing Monday. Read More