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Canada’s premiers say U.S. President Donald Trump knows the provincial and territorial leaders are in Washington this week making a diplomatic push against devastating tariffs. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, chair of the Council of the Federation, says premiers are making the case against all tariffs to business groups, lobbyists and Republican lawmakers, even if they […]

Canada’s auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year — but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of stolen vehicles is still “unreasonably” high. And Alberta is emerging as an area of concern because thieves there seem to be shifting […]

Canada Names Kevin Brosseau as First Fentanyl Czar to Tackle Cross-Border Drug Trafficking The federal government has appointed Kevin Brosseau, a former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, as Canada’s first “Fentanyl Czar.” The move fulfills a promise made to US President Donald Trump earlier this month and is aimed at strengthening efforts to combat drug […]

A growing dispute between the Alberta government and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is intensifying amid ongoing school support staff strikes across the province. Finance Minister Nate Horner and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issued a joint statement on Tuesday, accusing CUPE National of interfering in negotiations between union locals and school divisions. The […]

Canada’s Premiers Aim to Protect Cross-Border Trade in Washington Mission Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers are in Washington, D.C., this week as part of a diplomatic mission to engage with U.S. lawmakers and industry leaders. The delegation, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, aims to address growing trade tensions and advocate for economic cooperation between the […]

Buffy St. Marie Stripped of Order of Canada Following Ancestry Controversy Folk singer Buffy St. Marie has been stripped of her Order of Canada, following revelations that she misrepresented her Indigenous ancestry. An official government notice published Friday confirmed that Governor General Mary Simon revoked the honour on January 3, 2025. St. Marie, long celebrated […]

President Donald Trump has once again wielded tariffs as a weapon, this time imposing a blanket 25 per cent duty on all steel and aluminum imports to the United States. The executive order, signed late Monday, eliminates all previous exemptions and quota deals, hitting Canada, Mexico, along with key trading partners like Brazil and South […]

The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association says she is “deeply concerned” about the latest tariff threat by U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. president said on Sunday that he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. on Monday, including those coming from Canada and […]

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000 jobs, beating economist expectations for the month. The jobless rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 per cent, marking the second straight monthly decline after peaking at 6.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters […]

RCMP say the autopsies of four homicide victims found in a home in southern Saskatchewan are underway. They say the two men and two women discovered Tuesday on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation have not been formally identified. Officers were again collecting evidence at the First Nation east of Regina. Mounties have said they are treating […]