21 h. ago MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Coalition to announce response to court rulings on Bill 7 Charter Challenge and Orchard Villa case

TORONTO, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The courts have ruled on two cases impacting thousands of elderly hospital patients and long-term care residents in Ontario and the Ontario Health Coalition is holding a press conference to announce their response. The first case, known as the Bill 7 Charter Challenge, concerns the requirement that hospitals […]

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64 h. ago Could U.S. trucks be taxed using Point Roberts / B.C. border crossing?

David Eby was speaking at a press conference in Victoria on Monday morning when he was asked about the province's plan to tax U.S. trucks using B.C. infrastructure.

Economics

68 h. ago SIMMONS: Tough guy Brad Marchand fights back tears as he sets the record straight in opening press conference in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE — Brad Marchand was face-timing with his kids on Sunday night and just before ending the call he showed them something they’d never seen before. He’d never seen it either. He grabbed his brand new Florida Panthers’ baseball cap and modelled it for the kids. His new team. His first time. It looked […]

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69 h. ago B.C. removes all U.S. liquor from store shelves: Trump can ‘keep his watery beer’

B.C. Premier David Eby will provide an update on Monday morning about the province's response to Donald Trump's tariffs. That press conference will be held at 10:30 a.m.

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2 d. ago Ontario's trade war retaliation will drive up U.S. electricity bills by $100 per month

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has just taken another bold step in Canada's counter-attack in the face of the steep tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump enacted on goods imported from the north last week.On Monday, Ford and his minister of energy and electrification formally introduced a new 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity the province sends south of the border, which will add approximately $100 to the monthly power bills of some 1.5 million residents in neighbouring New York, Michigan and Minnesota, effective immediately.It's a measure that the premier has been threatening since Trump started mounting his tariff actions in earnest in recent weeks, turning the blustering prattle the former reality TV star is notorious for into serious, debilitating action against his nation's closest ally.Ford added in his press conference about the new surcharge this morning that he will escalate restrictions on Ontario-produced energy further if...

Economics

5 d. ago 'Ambitious without being arrogant': U of A professor wins Turing Prize for groundbreaking AI work

A University of Alberta professor who literally wrote the book on training AI software has received the most prestigious prize in computing science. University of Alberta computing science professor Richard Sutton was honoured at a press conference Thursday at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII), near 100 Street and Jasper Avenue, one day after being […]

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5 d. ago ‘I PUT CANADIANS FIRST’: Justin Trudeau cries as time as PM winds down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was brought to tears during a press conference Thursday while speaking of the ongoing battle with U.S. President Donald Trump and his threats of tariffs as his days as leader of Canada wind down. Trudeau’s final days as PM have been a roller-coaster ride, to say the least, what with the […]

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6 d. ago Ways Canadians can be more financially savvy amid tariffs and economic uncertainty

The tariffs against Canada have plunged the country into economic uncertainty.U.S. President Donald Trump officially slapped 25 per cent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, including the 10 per cent tariffs on energy, on Tuesday.Since then, stock markets in the U.S. and Canada have continued to fall as Canadian businesses brace for the impacts of the trade war.In a press conference Thursday morning in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was candid about the current situation."I can confirm that we will continue to be in a trade war that was launched by the United States for the foreseeable future," he said.So, what does this mean for the finances of everyday Canadians?Natasha Macmillan, director of everyday banking at Ratehub.ca, shared advice on how Canadians can prepare for a potential economic fallout and strengthen their finances.Build your emergency fundShe says your main priority should be building up your emergency fund if you're wo...

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7 d. ago Canadian grocers have a plan to soften the blow of U.S. trade war

Canadians' grocery bills are expected to be hit hard by the tariff war between Canada and the U.S., which is now in full force.U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, including the 10 per cent tariffs on energy, kicked in on Tuesday morning.In a press conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded with 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs against $155 billion of American goods, beginning with taxes on $30 billion worth of products immediately. The list of U.S. goods includes orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and more.He says duties will be slapped onto the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days."To my fellow Canadians, I won't sugarcoat it, this is going to be tough," said Trudeau.Late Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said there's a potential to meet "somewhere in the middle" when it comes to adjusting the tarif...

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8 d. ago Doug Ford stands up for Wayne Gretzky amid questions about loyalty to Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is the latest public figure to support Wayne Gretzky after Canadians had questioned his loyalty to his home country.Following an appearance as the honorary captain for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston last month, Gretzky was targeted by many Canadians who noted his long-standing ties to American president Donald Trump, including Gretzky attending Trump's official election party and inauguration over the past few months.In a press conference on Tuesday, Ford gave an unprompted response about a recent conversation with the NHL's all-time leading scorer."One other thing I want to mention is my friend Wayne Gretzky. He's the most patriotic Canadian there is anywhere on the planet. As other American Canadian athletes go down to the U.S., they hand in their Canadian passport and get an American passport to pay lower taxes," Ford said. "I talked to Wayne the other day, and he was so choked up talking to me. He is a patriot. He loves Canada. He...

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8 d. ago Toronto Police 911 response times now 7 minutes faster than year ago

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw says 911 priority response times have improved to 12.6 minutes this year from 19.6 minutes at the same time last year. “This decrease of seven minutes represents an improvement of over 35%, which is positive news,” the chief told a press conference Tuesday. Demkiw attributes the improvement to more officer […]

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8 d. ago Doug Ford tears up $100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink

During a press conference on March 4, Ontario Premier Doug Ford clarified that Ontario is no longer working with Elon Musk's Starlink.After threatening to pull the deal a few times, Ford has stepped up after Trump implemented tariffs on Canadian trade and called off the Starlink internet deal. This deal was worth $100 million."As part of this government-wide procurement ban, we're going one step further. We're ripping up Ontario's contract with Starlink. It's done, it's gone. We won't award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our country," said Ford at his press conference.Ontario and Starlink signed a deal in late 2024 to connect 15,000 Ontario residents, but since Elon Musk has become so tightly tied to President Trump, it became an obvious choice to cut the deal and move instead to a Canadian business.While it's not as popular as Starlink, Xplore (previously XploreNet) also submitted a proposal and is a Canadian business, so there is a chance that it ...

Economics

8 d. ago Justin Trudeau calls Trump tariffs on Canada 'a very dumb thing to do'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had some choice words for U.S. President Donald Trump in response to the tariffs against Canada.U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, except energy, which will be subject to 10 per cent tariffs. They kicked in this morning, causing U.S. and Canadian stocks to plummet immediately.In a press conference Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs against $155 billion of American goods, beginning with taxes on $30 billion worth of products immediately.The list of US goods includes orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and more.He says duties will be slapped onto the remaining $125 billion in American products in 21 days."Canadians are reasonable, and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight, not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake," sai...

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9 d. ago Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issues statement on U.S. tariffs on Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be holding a press conference later this morning at 10:30 a.m. EST to discuss Canada's response to the U.S. tariffs and the previously announced countermeasures on American products that has now gone into effect. Trudeau will be joined by Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and the Minister of Public Safety, David J. McGuinty.In a statement released yesterday, Trudeau said there was "no justification" for the U.S. tariffs and confirmed that Canada's tariffs on the U.S. would take effect today.Here is the full statement from Prime Minister Justin TrudeauToday, after a 30-day pause, the United States administration has decided to proceed with imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy. Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no justification for these actions.While less than 1 per cent ...

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1 week ago Read the transcript of Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s chaotic meeting

Zelenskyy left the White House in his motorcade shortly after the meeting wrapped up, and a joint press conference with Trump scheduled for Friday afternoon was cancelled.

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1 week ago U.K.’s Starmer says no ‘divide’ with Trump despite threats to annex Canada

Trump shut down Starmer's answer during a joint press conference at the White House after Starmer said the issue of U.S. threats to Canada did not come up during their meetings.

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1 week ago Indigenous leaders, victims’ families, to address Manitoba landfill discovery Thursday morning

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is holding a press conference Thursday morning in response to the discovery of potential human remains at the Prairie Green Landfill.

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2 w. ago WATCH: Conservatives say Carney lied to Canadians during leadership debate

WATCH BELOW as MP Michael Barrett held a press conference alleging Mark Carney lied to Canadians about when he resigned from a company he was encouraging moving to the United States. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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2 w. ago The Tories say Carney is being ’sneaky’ about his assets. What do the rules say?

OTTAWA — In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers. Carney, who is neither an MP nor a member of cabinet, has said he will comply with […]

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2 w. ago Trump says U.S. tariffs on Canada will proceed and here's his full statement

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed today that U.S. tariffs will be proceeding against Canada and they could start as early as next week. Trump responded to a reporter's question about tariffs during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron earlier today. The reporter had asked Trump if the tariffs would proceed or whether Mexico and Canada had "done enough on the border" to stop them from taking effect.🚨MAJOR BREAKINGDONALD TRUMP CONFIRMS THAT TARIFFS ON CANADA WILL "GO FORWARD. ON TIME"likely referring to the first week of MarchThis, after the Bank of Canada warned they had no tools to effectively deal with inflation AND a depression. pic.twitter.com/hMNAm5UEHr— Tablesalt 🇨🇦 (@Tablesalt13) February 24, 2025The announcement comes in the wake of the Bank of Canada warning that U.S. tariffs could have a "severe" impact on Canada's economy.Trump's full statement on U.S. tariffs on CanadaWe're on time with the tariffs, and it seems like that's moving...

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