7 h. ago Steel industry, including Ottawa's Ideal Roofing, braces for Trump tariffs

How Trump's steel tariffs will disrupt the business of a century-old, family owned Ottawa company that manufactures steel roofing products

Economics

51 h. ago Mulitple Canadian cities holding rallies to mark anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

Rallies spanning across the country in cities including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver will be held today.

Events

51 h. ago Multiple Canadian cities holding rallies to mark anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

Rallies spanning across the country in cities including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver will be held today.

Events

5 d. ago London's steel industry sweats as Donald Trump vows 25% tariff: 'Anxiety'

London’s steel industry fears a tariff trade war between the U.S, and Canada will mean higher prices and dwindling demand for their products. The U.S. government has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports starting March 12. Canada has promised reciprocal tariffs on steel and aluminum coming here from America. […]

Economics

6 d. ago Toronto is officially getting a high speed train to Quebec City

After years of talk about a potential high speed train that would link Toronto and the province of Quebec, it seems that the federal government is finally gearing up to officially announce the project.Anonymous inside sources disclosed to the Star that Transport Minister Anita Anand would be joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday to share the latest update on the rail initiative, confirming a new line to run at speeds of around 200 km/h (or even faster) between Toronto and Quebec City.And, the news has now been confirmed by the PM.Spanning more than 1,000 km, the route's proposed stops would include Ottawa, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Montreal, with passengers able to reach the latter city in just over three hours — a huge improvement to the current travel time of 5 hours and 2 minutes, at best, with VIA Rail.Could Toronto-Montreal route be Canada's first high-speed rail line? https://t.co/rD9gZ...

Transport

8 d. ago Trump’s tariffs expose Ukraine’s steel industry to another war

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The steel mill in a partially occupied region of Ukraine is a dystopian maze of flames, chutes and tentacled pipes, vast enough to be a small city. Thunderous blazes of sparks flash above the open furnaces where workers smelt iron ore into streams of molten metal day and night. The Zaporizhstal […]

Economics