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U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is terminating trade talks with Canada, “effective immediately.” Trump said on Truth Social the decision was due to Canada, which he called “a very difficult country to trade with,” moving ahead with a digital services tax on American technology firms that operate in Canada.“Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating All discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately,” he wrote. “We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period.”The statement comes after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney had agreed at last week’s G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta to pursue negotiations on a new trade and security deal within 30 days.Pressure ha...

A key portion of NATO members’ new pledge to spend at least five per cent of their GDP on defence includes up to 1.5 per cent committed to infrastructure and other defence-related investments — and it’s broadly defined. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday after endorsing the spending plan at The Hague during the annual NATO leaders’ summit that critical minerals projects and other areas where Canada is already spending money could help reach that 1.5 per cent.“We’re going to do a more proper accounting of that,” he said. “We have to show that, and we have to be deliberate and strategic about it.”Defence and economic policy experts agree that the NATO agreement is broad enough that it affords allies a lot of wiggle room to justify certain projects as being defence-related. Sto...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s been more than four and a half decades, but an intersection known in popular myth as Canada’s coldest and windiest is finally reopening to pedestrian traffic. The iconic corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg opens to foot traffic Friday morning, after a long and tumultuous journey, with plenty of controversy, leading up to this point.Portage and Main has played host to some key parts of the city’s history, from indelible moments during the deadly Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, to the Winnipeg Jets signing future Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk there in 1981. Looking west on Portage Avenue prior to the opening of the Portage and Main...

By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press Posted June 26, 2025 4:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government’s controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives Ottawa the power to fast-track projects intended to boost the national economy by sidestepping environmental protections and other legislation.While the bill passed without amendments, a handful of senators attempted to persuade their colleagues to include language about respecting Indigenous rights.The politically charged legislation has angered Indigenous and environmental groups who ...