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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 10, 2025 3:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and “very, very inappropriate comments” by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark.He says the programs and policies of his Saskatchewan Party government show it’s committed to building on and embracing the diversity of the province’s people. Get daily National news Get the day...

British Columbia is stepping up its non-tariff retaliation against the United States, amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. The province has previously directed Crown corporations and government agencies to avoid U.S. products where possible. 2:44 Carney pauses campaign again as Trump tariffs stay on Canada On Thursday, Premier David Eby said they are now being directed to — wherever possible — cancel American contracts, subscriptions, travel plans and membership in trade organizations. Story continues below advertisement “There are many ready Canadian substitutes for American produc...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 10, 2025 2:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States. Legault told reporters Thursday in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his federal election campaign for a third time to tackle U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating global trade war. Carney, who is campaigning as the Liberal Party leader but retains caretaker authorities as the current prime minister during a federal election, said he will return to Ottawa to convene a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations and national security officials on Friday.This comes after Trump paused his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs for 90 days on dozens of countries facing rates higher than his 10 per cent baseline.Canada was not included in that list of countries to face “reciprocal” tariffs but does face three other sets of tariffs imposed over the last six weeks: 25 per cent general U.S. export tariffs, 25 per cent ...

Vaughan is looking to rename a residential street currently dubbed “America Avenue” given the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. The city, which is located just north of Toronto, has a survey on its website regarding the street’s renaming, indicating it favours switching it to “Terry Fox Avenue” in celebration of Canadian identity.“Terry Fox is one of Canada’s most beloved national heroes, whose courage, determination and selflessness have inspired generations of Canadians and raised millions of dollars for cancer research,” it said.“Before any decision is made on the street renaming, the city wants to understand how residents living on America Avenue feel about this proposed change.”The survey is only open to Vaughan residents who live on America Avenue, which is near J...