54 m. ago Oil Rises as Fresh US Sanctions Against Iran Jolt Crude Market

Oil rose for a second day after the Trump administration imposed new sanctions on flows of Iranian oil, framing the move as a return to a strategy of maximum pressure against Tehran.

Events

2 h. ago Asian Stocks Set for Losses as US Pressures China: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks are poised for hefty losses throughout the region, dragged by a poor session on Wall Street and the Trump administration’s latest moves to curb US trade with China.

Economics

2 h. ago Asian Stocks Decline at Open as US Pressures China: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks started on a risk-off mood Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s move to curb Chinese investments and proceed with tariffs on Canada and Mexico prompted investors to trim positions. A decline in US stocks at the end of trading also hurt sentiment.

Economics

2 h. ago First Nations must not be forgotten amid Trump threats, AFN regional chief says

MONTREAL — Indigenous people risk being pushed aside as Canada looks to defend itself against a possible trade war with the United States, says an outgoing regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Ghislain Picard, who has represented the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador since 1992, is concerned by Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s […]

Other

2 h. ago Les tarifs pour le Canada arriveront la semaine prochaine, dit Trump

«Les tarifs seront appliqués selon le calendrier prévu», a-t-il déclaré, au terme du sursis d’un mois accordé à Ottawa.

Economics

2 h. ago Trump says tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘on time’ for March 4 deadline

Canada could face sweeping tariffs of 25 per cent on goods and 10 per cent on energy exports, but President Donald Trump has postponed the tariffs before.

Economics

2 h. ago Macron met en garde Trump contre une «capitulation» forcée de l’Ukraine

Les présidents français et américain assurent vouloir travailler ensemble à la paix, malgré leurs divergences.

Politics

3 h. ago Blue Jays’ spring training game against Tigers cancelled due to rain

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training game against the Detroit Tigers scheduled for Monday afternoon was cancelled due to rain. Right-hander Bowden Francis, Toronto’s scheduled starter, was set to make his spring debut as he looks to build on his strong finish to the 2024 season. The Blue Jays said on social […]

Transport

3 h. ago Tariffs on Canada and Mexico are going ahead ‘on schedule’ next week, Trump says

Trump's executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, was delayed until March 4

Economics

3 h. ago Trump Says Planned Tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘Going Forward’

President Donald Trump said tariffs scheduled to hit Canada and Mexico next month were “on time” and “moving along very rapidly” following an initial delay, even as a US official cautioned the schedule could be less certain.

Economics

3 h. ago ‘UNPARDONABLE SIN’: Trump blasts MSNBC while celebrating ‘obnoxious racist’ Joy Reid’s cancellation

U.S. President Donald Trump’s emotions were all over the place, first accusing MSNBC of the “unpardonable sin” it has done to the country but then shifting to celebration mode of the news of the axing of its star host, Joy Reid. Trump took to Truth Social to rant about Reid but also Comcast in […]

Culture

3 h. ago Trump says he’s moving forward with tariffs on Canada, Mexico next week

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said devastating duties on products from Canada and Mexico are coming next week after the levies were paused for a month. During a Monday news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, Trump was asked whether he was moving ahead with tariffs against his country’s closest […]

Economics

3 h. ago Les trois erreurs stratégiques de Donald Trump face à l’Ukraine

Il risque de retourner les armements occidentaux contre l’Occident, de renforcer l’Iran et de fragiliser Taïwan.

Other

4 h. ago ELDER: U.S. Founding Fathers funded government through tariffs

President Donald Trump calls tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” This refutes the orthodoxy of unilateral free trade championed for hundreds of years, beginning with the 1776 “Wealth of Nations” author Adam Smith, widely known as the father of modern economics. But economist Donald J. Boudreaux of the American Institute for Economic Research […]

Politics

4 h. ago More than 200k people are calling for Canada to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to revoke the Canadian citizenship of dual citizenship holder Elon Musk.Petition e-5353 was started by Nanaimo, B.C. resident Qualia Reed and backed by NDP Member of Parliament Charlie Angus, who had a biting response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 51st state comments.It was initiated on Feb. 20 and has garnered over 200,000 signatures in four days. As of Monday afternoon, 200,883 Canadians and counting have signed it.The petition accuses the Tesla CEO and now senior advisor to Trump of "engaging in activities that go against the national interest of Canada." It claims Musk has used his wealth and power to influence Canada's elections and has now become a member of a government "attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.""The attempts of Elon Musk to attack Canadian sovereignty must be addressed," reads the petition. "We, the undersigned, citizens of Can...

Other

4 h. ago Mayor Olivia Chow slammed for ‘tone deaf’ video celebrating beef patties

In case you didn’t know, Feb. 23 marked Jamaican Patty Day in Toronto. But if you follow Mayor Olivia Chow on social media, then she already let you know in one of her infamous videos. From getting to know members of snow removal crews, meeting vendors at St. Lawrence Market and chatting up TTC riders, […]

Culture

4 h. ago ‘HE KNOWS WHAT HE DID’: Woody Harrelson rips Fauci over ‘extraordinarily evil s***’ to Joe Rogan

Woody Harrelson has eviscerated Dr. Anthony Fauci, accusing the White House’s former top doc of doing “extraordinarily evil s***.” On Saturday’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, the Now You See Me star called out Fauci for his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and his push of azidothymidine (AZT) during the AIDS crisis in the […]

Other

5 h. ago Apple invests $500B in U.S. amid tariffs that could affect iPhone

The move comes just days after President Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook promised him that the company would shift from Mexico to the U.S.

Technology

5 h. ago Canada’s big banks to build reserves amid tariff uncertainty

The various banks have already been putting aside more funds to cover any souring loans due to continued high Canadian unemployment.

Economics

6 h. ago De Mulroney à Trump, en passant par Harper: voici toutes les incursions de Wayne Gretzky dans le monde politique

L’ex-hockeyeur soutient depuis longtemps les conservateurs.

Politics