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Ottawa defends its use of Emergencies Act before Federal Court of Appeal
OTTAWA - A judge erroneously concluded it was unreasonable for the federal cabinet to use the Emergencies Act in 2022 to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points, says a lawyer ...
Feb 04, 2025
Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of steep tariffs on Canadian imports, the federal trade minister is citing new trade deals with Ecuador and other nations as pr...
Feb 04, 2025
Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat. On Monday, Trump agreed ...
Feb 04, 2025 The House of Commons reconvenes on May 26, 2025. (Canadian Press files)
No Canadian soldiers assigned to border enforcement, minister says
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty suggested Tuesday that some information about Canada's upgraded border plan to halt fentanyl and illegal border crossings into the United States may not ...
Feb 04, 2025
Fact-checking Trump's executive order threatening tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, inc...
Feb 04, 2025
Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement
MONTREAL - A Quebec labour group is urging governments and the public to boycott Amazon because the online retail giant announced the closure of its seven warehouses in the province a few months after...
Feb 04, 2025
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
OTTAWA - Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts - at le...
Feb 04, 2025
From Musk to mushrooms, buyers let money talk amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his asso...
Feb 04, 2025
In the news today: Despite U.S. tariff pause, uncertainty remains over Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian econom...
Feb 04, 2025
Ford aims to keep tariff focus in election as Liberals, NDP tout health, education
Ontario's Liberals and NDP are using a pause in the tariff threat from the United States to begin a new chapter in the provincial election, focusing on issues such as health care and education, but Do...
Feb 04, 2025
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