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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada has appointed a new fentanyl czar, part of the measures aimed at addressing concerns about border security made by U.S. President Donald Trump in tariff threats. According to a release by the Prime Minister’s Office, Kevin Brosseau, a former senior law enforcement officer and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s deputy national security and intelligence advisor, has been named to the role.The release says Brosseau will work with U.S. counterparts and law enforcement agencies to “accelerate Canada’s ongoing work to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade.”“Canada needs a fentanyl czar that will co-ordinate between agencies, move quickly to tackle challenges and bring over 20 yea...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its fight against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next scheduled release of hostages on Saturday. Hamas said Monday — and reiterated Tuesday — that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing Israel of failing to meet the terms of the ceasefire, including by not allowing enough tents and other aid into Gaza.U.S. President Donald Trump has emboldened Israel to call for the release of even more remaining hostages on Saturday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether Netanyahu’s threat referred to the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, or just the three scheduled for release on Saturday.Earlier Tuesday, an Israeli o...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size As attention intensifies on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state, residents in and around the border town of Woodstock, N.B., are taking notice. The small town is roughly 30 minutes from Houlton, Maine, and for years, the two communities have had a tight connection.“Growing up, we went to Houlton at least once a week,” longtime resident Norma Scott said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Now, Woodstock residents have a front-row seat to the unfolding drama between the two countries....

Calgary, Saint John, N.B. and Windsor, Ont. are the Canadian cities that would be hit the hardest by U.S. tariffs, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Using Statistics Canada trade data, the organization came up with a “U.S. Tariff Exposure Index” to look at the potential impact of threatened American tariffs on 41 Canadian cities.The research looked at Statistics Canada export data in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initial threat to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico.Trump delayed those levies until at least March 4 in response to border security commitments from both countries. 4:35 Tru...

As Canada braces for 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, U.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering an additional tariff on Canadian-made cars, which could be as high as 50 to 100 per cent. In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Trump said Canada “stole” the automobile industry from the United States.“If you look at Canada, Canada has a very big car industry. They stole it from us. They stole it because our people were asleep at the wheel,” Trump said.He added, “If we don’t make a deal with Canada, we’re going to put a big tariff on cars. Could be a 50 or 100 per cent because we don’t want their cars. We want to make the cars in Detroit.” 1:30 ‘The effects will be devastat...

With the threat of U.S. tariffs sparking a “Buy Canadian” movement, Canada’s grocers are pivoting away from American products and ramping up efforts to make more local alternatives available. It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump will slap sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods and 10 per cent tariffs on energy.Those were set to go into effect on Feb. 4 before a 30-day pause was announced last week.However, that month-long reprieve was interrupted on Monday as Trump imposed 25 per tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports coming to the United States, including from Canada.He also on Monday threatened a tariff of between 50 and 100 per cent on Canadian vehicles.Tariff threats from the U.S. have given rise to a wave of “Buy Canadian” sentiment in Canada in recent w...

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted February 11, 2025 7:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries. A senior government official said Tuesday that Trudeau spoke with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance about the impact steel tariffs would have in Ohio, which Vance previously represented in the U.S. Senate.Trump signed an executive order Monday to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, beginning Mar...

By David Boles The Canadian Press Posted February 11, 2025 7:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s business advocacy groups are calling for government action following promised American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to levy 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to his country beginning March 12.Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Candace Laing said in a statement the move is “wrong on so many levels.”A similar sentiment was echoed by Toronto Region Board of Trade president and CEO Giles Gherson, ...