17 h. ago Trump orders tariffs on digital service tax countries, including Canada

Trump's order directs his administration to consider responsive actions like tariffs to 'combat' digital service taxes imposed on U.S. tech companies by foreign countries.

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18 h. ago Police catch inmates, including murderer, who escaped Ontario prison by simply walking away

The two elderly men serving time for serious crimes were apparently able to just walk away from the minimum security prison in Gravenhurst

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19 h. ago Trump eyes tariffs on countries with digital services taxes despised by Big Tech

Some 30 countries have adopted or proposed DSTs in recent years, including Canada and the U.K.

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25 h. ago Trump Eyes Tariffs to Counter Digital Taxes Despised by Big Tech

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a memorandum Friday that opens the door to levies in response to digital services taxes some countries impose on US tech giants, people familiar with the plans said, the latest step to expand a tariff war aimed at addressing imbalances in global trade.

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66 h. ago GameStop CEO comments on Canada's 'wokeness and DEI' after decision to sell stores

The CEO of GameStop has made a particularly baffling and cringeworthy statement regarding his company's planned sale of its operations in Canada and France.On X, Ryan Cohen posted that "high taxes, liberalism, socialism, progressivism, wokeness and DEI" are included "at no additional cost" to anyone buying either GameStop Canada or Micromania France.This kind of comment is hardly a surprise coming from Cohen, whose past comments include baselessly claiming Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in 2020, which is especially embarrassing considering Cohen is actually Canadian, originally hailing from Montreal.Email M&A@gamestop.com if you’re interested in buying GameStop Canada or Micromania France. High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI included at no additional cost if you buy today!— Ryan Cohen (@ryancohen) February 18, 2025While GameStop has formally only attributed the potential sales of its C...

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4 d. ago Canada should be part of talks involving Ukraine security after war: Joly

Joly says Canada continues to ask the U.S. to include Ukraine in those talks, after Washington suggested Kyiv will lose territory and cannot be part of the NATO military alliance.

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