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Here’s where wildfire smoke is spreading in Canada and the U.S.
Over the weekend, smoke drifted toward the Upper Midwest in the U.S., impacting northwestern Wisconsin, eastern Nebraska, ...
Carney says Canada having ’intensive discussions’ with U.S. following latest tariff punch
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to officially increase steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent, up from the previously announced 25 per cent tariffs. Despite another round of ...
Canada-U.S. trade war could spark an ’immediate crisis’ in Ontario’s landfills
Ontario sent one-third of its waste to three American states between 2006 and 2022, with 40 million tonnes going to Michigan alone. Ontario generates between 12 and 15 million tonnes of trash annually ...
Doubled tariffs raise concerns Canadian steel could be shut out of U.S., but some companies say they’ll adjust
Calling the impact of the initial 25 per cent tariffs devastating, after it resulted in job losses and a drop in shipments to the U.S., one steel industry leader says a 50 per cent tariff will lead to ...
Liberals introduce bill proposing sweeping border security powers
The Liberal government introduced sweeping new legislation Tuesday that it says will protect Canada's sovereignty, strengthen the border and keep Canadians safe.
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75%
The Bank of Canada is holding the interest rate at 2.75 per cent for the second time in a row. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has a tough balancing act in front of him with this rate decision as ...
Quebecers can wait years to get into co-op housing. So why isn’t there more?
It can also take years for a co-op housing unit to become available. In Quebec, wait times can range from one to two years, according to the Confédération québécoise des coopératives d'habitation ...
Canadian wildfire smoke blows over to Europe
Plumes of smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada have been blown across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, with more expected to arrive this week, satellite data shows.
Palestinian boy, 11, sole survivor of strike that killed his father and 9 siblings. Still, he smiles
Adam and his mother are all that's left of their family after an Israeli airstrike hit their Khan Younis home.
Police reopened sex assault probe into ex-world junior players so ‘loose ends were tied up,’ detective says
The sexual assault trial that began in late April for five former Hockey Canada world junior players continued today in ...
Can Mark Carney defeat Canadian populism?
Mark Carney might seem like exactly the wrong sort of character to battle populism. When he was first rumoured as a potential successor to Justin Trudeau, it was easy to imagine that Poilievre would ...
Thousands more fleeing communities for safety from out-of-control wildfires, Manitoba premier says
Communities like Thompson, Portage la Prairie, The Pas, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Norway House Cree Nation and Nisichawayasihk ...