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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 4:58 pm Updated March 21, 2025 5:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network’s head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face debate, which is divided into segments pitting one leader ag...

By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 2:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Days before he’s expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won’t move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy. The Prime Minister’s Office says a plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains, first pitched in the federal budget last year, will not move forward.The proposal was set to take effect on June 25 of last year and would have seen all businesses and individuals reporting more than $250,000 in capital gains in a year pay more tax on those proceeds.The tax ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada’s next government aren’t met. Smith wants an end to a number of policies that were put in place under former prime minister Justin Trudeau that she says have done nothing but harm Alberta’s oil and gas sector, such as Ottawa’s proposed emissions cap.Smith says she expects to see action on her demands within months of the next federal election, which is expected to be called Sunday. If not...

The federal government on Friday launched a new ad campaign in the U.S. to remind Americans of the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods in the latest salvo in the deepening trade war. The digital billboards read “Tariffs are a tax on hardworking Americans” and will be installed in Washington, D.C., and cities like Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta that Ottawa says would be “hardest hit” by the tariffs “due to their heavy reliance on trade with Canada.”Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told CNN on Friday the “huge billboards” will be erected along major highways in 12 U.S. states overall, with a particular focus on “red” Republican-led states.“We need to send a message to the American people for them to understand what’s at stake,” she said. “This is ...

The trade war between Canada and the U.S. is threatening to slow the flow of a famed Canadian export — maple syrup — and the equipment used to manufacture what’s often dubbed liquid gold. “We wouldn’t be able to make maple syrup without Canada. They’re the kings,” Vermont maple farmer Jim Judd told Global News. “Everything we own is from Canada.”U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are threatening to stifle production and upend decades of cross-border co-operation in the industry.Canada produces more than 70 per cent of the world’s maple syrup.Quebec is the industry’s mecca, while neighbouring Vermont is the American capital. 2:03 Vermont senator speaks out in support of Canada, calls tariffs ...

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 8:17 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada’s premiers Friday in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28.The meeting with the premiers will be held this afternoon at the Canadian War Museum.Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, said earlier this week the session would be a chance to discuss ...