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For Mary Ann and Mike Jeffries, Florida has been their warm-weather sanctuary for the past 15 years, a place where they could escape harsh Canadian winters and live an active, vibrant life. But recent political changes have made their seasonal home feel less welcoming. The couple, who live in Moncton, New Brunswick, has decided to permanently leave their home away from home in Florida—a decision they never thought they’d make.The Jeffries’ are just one of the many Canadian “snowbirds” who flock to the U.S. every year to enjoy the mild Florida climate. But as the U.S. government tightens regulations on foreign nationals, including Canadians, their situation has become increasingly difficult.A new policy from the U.S government will require foreign nationals visiting for more than 30 days to...

Only two of the candidates in the Liberal leadership race — Mark Carney and Ruby Dhalla — disclosed their fundraising events to Elections Canada. A political transparency advocate says this exposes a “loophole” in the rules for funding political campaigns that needs to be closed — since some of the contenders held fundraisers without publicly disclosing them or reporting who attended.Carney reported eight fundraisers to Elections Canada over the course of the two-month race, while Dhalla — whom the party eventually kicked out of the race — disclosed one.But Chrystia Freeland — who held several fundraiser events during the race — and candidates Frank Baylis and Karina Gould did not add any information to the public disclosure list.Leadership candidates and political parties must disclose th...

High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that spanned 10 Russian regions, officials said. No large-scale damage was reported.In the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, journalists briefly entered a room where senior Ukrainian delegation met with America’s top diplomat for talks on ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiled for the cameras. Asked what is his expectations for the meeting were, Rubio gave a thumbs up and replied, “Good.”Ukrain...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on world leaders have given many of them a boost in their approval ratings, as allies contend with what experts say is an “external threat” posed by the Trump administration. Leaders who were suffering polling slumps in recent months and years — including outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his incumbent Liberal Party, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — have seen their popularity rebound since Trump returned to the White House in January, according to recent polls.“Donald Trump is making other countries rally around their leaders in opposition,” said Matthew Lebo, a political science professor at Western University.“He’s having the opposite effect of what he seems to want, which is to undermine people like Trudeau and Zelenskyy.”Altho...

Three former BC Conservative MLAs have announced Monday that they will sit as independents in the provincial legislature. Conservative Leader John Rustad expelled Dallas Brodie from the party on Friday citing “her decision to publicly mock and belittle testimony from former residential school students.”MLAs Jordan Kealy and Tara Arsmtrong subsequently quit the party saying they had lost confidence in Rustad and that he had “abandoned the truth.”On Monday, the trio spoke to media outside the legislature, where Armstrong said Rustad had “caved to the woke liberals who have infiltrated the party.”“No one was surprised when (Premier) David Eby attacked Dallas Brodie for telling the truth about Kamloops, but John Rustad’s cowardly decision to stab her in the back revealed just how corrupt he ha...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging his provincial counterparts to ramp up retaliatory measures against tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by President Donald Trump. On Monday, Ontario placed a surcharge of 25 per cent on electricity exported to 1.5 million homes in three U.S. states.In particular, Ford urged Alberta, which sends about four million barrels of oil per day to the United States, to look at similar moves.“A message to Premier (Danielle) Smith: one day, I think you might have to use that trump card and give approval for an export tax,” he said.“You want to talk about a trump card? That will instantly change the game, instantly, when the Americans — and I know the Americans — all of a sudden their gas prices go up 90 (cents) to $1 a gallon. They will lose their minds, so we need ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby says all U.S. liquor products will be removed from B.C. liquor stores. Previously, it was only liquor from red states, but Eby said on Monday that will now change.“It was about a week ago, we announced taking liquor products and other products made in Republican states off the shelf here at the liquor store and at all of our public liquor stores across the province,” Eby said.“Since then, we have seen a threat of additional tariffs on the dairy industry. An investigation into our lumber industry by the president, with the aim of adding even more tariffs and disturbing articles in the New York Times and other places about the president threatening to redraw our border...

Canada will soon have a new prime minister in Mark Carney as the country grapples with a trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney, a former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, was selected to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party on Sunday night. He is expected to be sworn in over the coming days.The economist and banker will have his work cut out for him, though, as he takes over the helm at a time of trade uncertainty with Canada’s closest ally.The U.S. has already imposed a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods that went into effect last week, as did Canada’s counter-tariffs on American goods worth $30 billion. Trump paused the tariffs on some, but not all, goods for one month on Thursday. Story contin...

The Ontario government has officially applied a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to three U.S. states. The additional tax, effective on Monday, will affect 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York — costing up to $400,000 per day, the government said.The move is part of Ontario’s initial suite of retaliatory measures against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods.“President Trump’s tariffs are a disaster for the U.S. economy. They’re making life more expensive for American families and businesses,” Premier Doug Ford said in a statement Monday.“Until the threat of tariffs is gone for good, Ontario won’t back down. We’ll stand strong, use every tool in our toolkit and do whatever it takes to protect Ontario.” Story continue...

The Liberal Party has a new leader. Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor, will replace Justin Trudeau in the top job. In the days to come, Carney is expected to take oath as Canada’s next prime minister. After a landslide win in the Liberal leadership race, clinching 85.9 per cent of the vote, Carney was introduced on the stage by his daughter Cleo.Carney thanked his family and his successor Trudeau, attacked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and U.S. President Donald Trump and outlined his plans to win the trade war for Canada.Here is a transcript of his speech. 5:19 Carney promises to eliminate carbon tax, fight Trump tariffs in 1st speech as Liberal leader ...