21 h. ago Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of trade meeting in Washington

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was spending Wednesday meeting with Canada’s incoming prime minister and speaking to his fellow premiers ahead of a trip Thursday to Washington, D.C., to talk trade with a top U.S. official. Ford, federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, are set to meet with […]

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6 d. ago Trump’s choice for ambassador to Canada speaks his mind, Republican says

OTTAWA — A colleague of the Trump administration’s choice for ambassador to Canada says he’s a frank person who stands up for the U.S. President Donald Trump named former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra as the top U.S. diplomat in Ottawa in November and his appointment is now awaiting confirmation in the U.S. Senate. Michigan Republican […]

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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 ...

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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 Former P.E.I. premier Dennis King appointed ambassador to Ireland

OTTAWA — Former Prince Edward Island premier Dennis King has been appointed Canada’s new ambassador to Ireland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced the appointment today. King abruptly resigned as premier and Progressive Conservative leader last month, saying the decision was in the best interests of his family, the government and P.E.I. residents. He also […]

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2 w. ago Bell: Pete Guthrie speaks his mind as he exits Premier Smith's inner circle

'What kind of a person would I be if I'm willing to look the other way when I think something is offside?' asks Pete Guthrie, as he resigns from Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet

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2 w. ago NBA star Kevin Durant explains why he loves Toronto and the Raptors

Though he never has suited up for the Toronto Raptors in his 17-year pro career, Kevin Durant has had quite the connection to Canada's lone NBA franchise.In 2014, team ambassador Drake got fined for trying to recruit Durant to Toronto while the NBA star was in attendance at his OVO Fest concert in the city.In 2019, Durant and his Golden State Warriors side faced off against Toronto in the NBA Finals, where he suffered a season-ending injury during Game 5 that ended up sidelining him for the following season.Despite the bad memory of the injury — and an often-referenced clip of fans cheering after Durant hit the floor before the severity was recognized — Durant has often referenced the energy he felt in the city during that series.And in 2022, while he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets, Durant was heavily linked to a possible trade to the Raptors before eventually being shipped to the Phoenix Suns.But Durant's connections to Toronto actually run much longer than...

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3 w. ago Canada rejects Trump’s suggestion that Russia should rejoin G7, and so does Moscow

'What is currently referred to as the G7 is an outdated structure,' Moscow's ambassador to Canada wrote on social media.

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3 w. ago Russian ambassador says Moscow not rejoining G7 after Trump pitches idea

OTTAWA — Canada disagrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Russia rejoin the G7 — but Moscow says the idea is a non-starter anyway. “Russia has no interest in revisiting past formats,” Moscow’s Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov wrote on social media. “What is currently referred to as the G7 is an outdated structure, […]

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