12 h. ago Donald Trump’s tariffs have Saskatchewan steelworkers calling for action

'My message to Donald Trump is to stop , you have to stop,' said United Steelworkers Local 5890 President Mike Day.

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13 h. ago ‘Just say thank you’: Lutnick says Canada is acting like Ukraine in Trump negotiations

Donald Trump 'needed to break some guy in Ontario who said he was going to tax American energy 25 per cent,' Howard Lutnick said

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40 h. ago A timeline of Trump’s tariff threats and actions against Canada

Here are the key announcements and actions Trump has taken since he returned to the White House and launched his trade war with Canada, and how we got here.

Economics

60 h. ago Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ’first of many’

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump warned Monday that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus demonstrations against Israel and the war in Gaza. Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident who […]

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69 h. 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

4 d. ago Activists vandalize Trump golf resort over comments on emptying out Gaza

LONDON — Pro-Palestinian activists said Saturday they have vandalized one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s golf resorts in Scotland in response to his proposal to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population. Activists targeted Trump’s Turnberry golf course and hotel in southwest Scotland overnight, painting “Gaza Is Not For Sale” in giant letters on […]

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6 d. ago Trump acte la création d’une réserve stratégique américaine de bitcoins

C’est une marque de soutien à l’industrie des cryptomonnaies, qui a contribué au financement de sa campagne.

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6 d. ago Newfoundland history has lessons for ‘imperialist’ Trump regime

The United States under Trump is absolutely 'acting in an imperial manner,' and Canada needs to take it seriously

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7 d. ago Dollar Faces Biggest Threat in Decades From ‘Scary’ Moves, Summers Says

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that volatile policy actions and rhetoric from President Donald Trump are posing the biggest risk to the dollar’s dominance in the world economy in half a century.

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7 d. ago ‘This is not normal’: Acts of protest at Donald Trump’s address

In light of his recent actions and claims, Democrats took it upon themselves to stand up to the president and his party.

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8 d. ago Trump takes credit for ’swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday took credit for “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updated Congress and the American people on his turbulent first few weeks in office, which have featured a dismantling of the federal government, tensions with America’s allies and a […]

Economics

8 d. ago WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump boasts of ‘swift and unrelenting action’ in speech to U.S. Congress

After several interruptions, House Speaker Mike Johnson called for decorum to be restored in the chamber as Republicans shouted 'USA' to drown out hecklers

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8 d. ago Donald Trump boasts of ‘swift and unrelenting action’ in speech to U.S. Congress

Trump seemed prepared to double down on his trade war. 'Whatever they tariff us, we tariff them. Whatever they tax us, we tax them'

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8 d. ago How Canada and provincial governments are fighting back against Trump’s tariff war

OTTAWA — The federal government and Canada’s provinces and territories answered U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Tuesday with immediate acts of economic retaliation and some supports for their own industries. Here’s a look at what they did: Canada: The federal government immediately imposed retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods, with another […]

Politics

8 d. ago It’s Not Just Tariffs: US Growth Risks Are Piling Up Under Trump

President Donald Trump’s latest trade-war salvo, the largest act of American protectionism since the 1930s, will likely put the brakes on US growth in the near term – and it’s just one of the shocks piling up for increasingly nervous consumers, businesses and investors.

Economics

8 d. ago U.S. specifically calls out Toronto drug problems as reason for trade war

The Trump administration is characterizing its trade war on Canada as a "drug war," with one official even calling out Toronto by name.The U.S. government imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Tuesday, though Kevin Hassett, President Donald Trump's National Economic Council Director, insists that the stiff economic penalties imposed on Canada are a result of the country's drug policies."Respectfully, this is not a trade war, it's a drug war," Hassett said during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. Hasset claims that Trump is "extraordinarily disappointed" with Canada and Mexico's action on fentanyl crossing U.S. borders — despite the fact that less than one per cent of fentanyl entering the United States originates from Canada.Hassett went on to specifically call out Canada's largest city, Toronto, as an example of failed drug policy."Wander around Toronto and look and see if these people are serious about the drug war. And they're not."Curiously, Hassett ...

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9 d. ago Toronto legend Mike Myers trolls Elon Musk and reps Canada on SNL

It's been years since Canadian actor Mike Myers appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL), and he certainly made an impression upon his return, taking aim at U.S. President Trump and Elon Musk.The actor from Scarborough, best known on SNL for his Wayne's World persona, made an electrifying return over the weekend and managed to troll both Musk and Trump in one episode.In the closing credits, Myers appeared onstage with comedian Shane Gillis and Canadian singer Tate McRae. As the guests said goodbye to viewers, Myers showed off his T-shirt emblazoned with the Canadian flag and the phrase "Canada is not for sale." He lifted his arm, pointed at his elbow, and mouthed, "Elbows up."For the past few months, Trump has been relentlessly referring to Canada as the 51st state, sparking outrage. Online, netizens cheered Myers, with one calling him "a Canadian legend.""Show some love for Mike Myers, who wore a 'Canada is not for sale' shirt on SNL last night," wrote another X user.Someone took a sw...

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1 week ago L'acteur Mike Myers met en garde Donald Trump sur le plateau de «SNL»: «le Canada n'est pas à vendre»

L’acteur Mike Myers avait un message clair pour Donald Trump lors de son apparition à l’émission Saturday Night Live: «le Canada n’est pas à vendre».

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1 week ago 'Nothing more than a distraction,' says B.C. forest minister on Trump’s lumber order

On Saturday Trump signed a pair of actions to increase domestic lumber production, and vowed to investigate the possible harms that lumber imports pose to national security

Politics

1 week ago Elon Musk's daughter speaks out about idea that Canada become 51st state

The estranged daughter of Elon Musk is clapping back at her dad and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for its "Canada as the 51st state" threats.Vivian Jenna Wilson is one of the children Musk had with his first wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson.As the convicted felon-turned-president continues to push what even some American citizens are calling "ridiculous rhetoric" of Canada becoming the 51st state, Canadians’ animosity towards members of Trump's administration grows ever stronger.Musk has felt the brunt of the hatred, with hundreds of thousands of Canadians signing a parliamentary e-petition calling for his Canadian citizenship to be revoked.The petition accuses Tesla's CEO and now senior advisor to Trump of "engaging in activities that go against the national interest of Canada."Elon Musk says Canada isn't real in response to demands his citizenship be revokedhttps://t.co/b5rQ5OHWKa— blogTO (@blogTO) February 25, 2025It cl...

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