77 m. ago Trump Says It’ll Be Easier to Deal With Liberal Leader in Canada

US President Donald Trump said he would rather work with the Liberal Party leader in Canada to resolve a trade war he instigated with Ottawa, weighing in on an expected national election in the neighboring North American country.

Politics

3 h. ago B.C. unveils $6.6M in food manufacturing grants amid tariff threats

The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. 

Economics

4 h. ago Gun, drugs seized by Hamilton cops who tracked down stolen vehicle

An investigation by the Hamilton Police major drugs and gangs unit into a stolen vehicle led them to locate the vehicle Friday while it was being occupied by two male suspects. Cops said investigators covertly followed the vehicle to a business on Plains Rd. in Halton Region before they arrested and charged Maurice Caissy, 44, […]

Events

4 h. ago Hollywood director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11M for show that never aired

NEW YORK — A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari. Carl Erik Rinsch — perhaps best known for […]

Economics

4 h. ago Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC Announces Major Advancements in Trailer Telematics

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company LLC is excited to unveil significant innovations in trailer telematics with UTILITY TrailerConnect. Utility offers a powerful telematics platform that gives fleet managers, dispatchers, and truck drivers access to real-time, actionable data—all in one place. The UTILITY TrailerConnect telematics system integrates IOT sensors and data from […]

Economics

5 h. ago Guardian Capital Announces Corrected March 2025 Cash Distribution for Guardian Ultra

TORONTO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital LP today announced that the distribution in respect of Guardian Ultra-Short U.S. T-Bill Fund (TSX: GUTB.U) (the “Fund”) announced in the press release issued on March 17, 2025 incorrectly reported the distribution in Canadian dollars. Units of the Fund are denominated in U.S. dollars and therefore the […]

Economics

5 h. ago We asked grain farmers: What's at stake for you in this trade war?

Ontario grain growers – caught in the crossfire of Canada's trade war – speak about how tariffs will affect their operations

Economics

5 h. ago Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund Announces Quarterly Distribution

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Global Infrastructure Securities Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: BGI.UN) today announced a distribution of C$0.15 per unit for the quarter ending March 31, 2025. The distribution will be paid on or before April 15, 2025 to holders of record on March 31, 2025. Eligible holders of […]

Economics

5 h. ago PIMCO Canada Corp. Announces Special Reinvested Distribution for PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund for 2024 Year

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States TORONTO, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PIMCO Canada Corp. (“PIMCO Canada”) announced today that a special reinvested income distribution on the Class A Units (the “Units”) of PIMCO Global Income Opportunities Fund (TSX: PGI.UN) (the “Fund”) in the amount […]

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5 h. ago Récipiendaire de précieux mégawatts, Hy2Gen devra vendre son nitrate d’ammonium au Québec

Avec une usine à Baie-Comeau, ce promoteur ambitionne d’alimenter en explosifs toutes les minières de la province.

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6 h. ago Carney says solving U.S. issues ‘won’t happen overnight’ amid Trump tariffs

Carney is expected to hold his first conversation with Trump as prime minister in the coming days, as officials on both sides of the border continue more fulsome trade talks.

Economics

6 h. ago Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won’t ’antagonize’ U.S. in talks

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but says for now he doesn’t want to “antagonize” American officials. Ford was speaking Tuesday about a meeting he had last week with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, calling it productive […]

Other

6 h. ago DI MATTEO: Meet Canada’s crime capitals—Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Lethbridge and Kelowna

Which country—Canada or the United States—has the most crime? Most Canadians would likely say the U.S. by a wide margin. But as noted in my new study published by the Fraser Institute, while overall crime rates in Canada are below rates in the U.S., when you look at individual cities it’s a different story. For […]

Economics

7 h. ago ADVISORY: Workers need swift action in the face of layoffs and uncertainty

HAWKESBURY, Ont., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Government supports are urgently needed as more Canadian job losses are being announced due to U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports. The United Steelworkers union (USW) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) are holding a media event in Hawkesbury in Eastern Ontario, with the local […]

Society

7 h. ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025

Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the company’s artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through “an inflection point.” At GTC 2025, heralded as “AI Woodstock,” Huang focused his keynote on the company’s advancements in AI and his predictions for how the industry will move over […]

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7 h. ago Manitobans staying home, but U.S. travellers continue to visit

Travel Manitoba says U.S. visitors to the province seem undeterred by the tension over tariffs and continue to cross the border in large numbers.

Other

8 h. ago Senators GM Steve Staios felt it was time for change as the club heads down the stretch

Steve Staios wanted to send a message to the Ottawa Senators dressing room at the National Hockey League trade deadline. They had done their part by getting into the playoff race, so the Senators president of hockey operations and general manager wanted to do his part by making a move to help his club advance. […]

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8 h. ago Canadian traffic across U.S. border has taken unprecedented nosedive

Canadians are holding their ground in the U.S.-Canada trade dispute, with hundreds of thousands fewer people travelling to the U.S.According to recent data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the U.S. federal agency saw four million travellers arriving from Canada in February 2024. Those numbers include pedestrians and those who travelled by air, passenger vehicles and trucks.However, a year later, CBP only saw 3.5 million travellers from Canada, a drop of around 500,000 compared to the same time last year. Those levels are almost as low as the 3.4 million people who travelled from Canada to the U.S. post-pandemic in February 2023.A drop in Canadians driving to the U.S.According to the CBP, in February 2024, there were 1.4 million crossings by passenger vehicles from Canada to the U.S. However, in February 2025, that number dropped to 1.2 million, equivalent to the post-pandemic numbers of 1.2 million vehicle crossings in 2023.In February 2024, there were 2.7 million...

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8 h. ago 'I know for a fact they're gonna do that': Edmonton Oilers to tackle goalie issue, insider says

This in from Edmonton Oilers insider Bob Stauffer and his Oilers Now guest Frank Seravalli of the Daily Face-off, an intriguing discussion on the ongoing goalie issues of the Edmonton Oilers, with Stauffer promising the Oilers will deal with the problem, but not until next season. “I know for a fact they’re gonna do that,” […]

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9 h. ago IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden given promotions at the Treasury Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two IRS whistleblowers who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes have been promoted to new roles as senior advisers at the Treasury Department. Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two IRS employees who testified to Congress as Republicans reviewed the business dealings of Joe Biden’s son, say they were retaliated against […]

Politics