10 h. ago U.S. President Donald Trump’s film tariffs could leave Calgary productions hanging

Proposed tariffs on films made outside of America are putting a dark cloud over Calgary's vibrant filmmaking industry — which is the fourth-largest of its kind in Canada.

Economics

10 h. ago Ford Pulls Outlook, Sees $1.5 Billion Hit From Trump Tariffs

Ford Motor Co. suspended its full-year financial guidance and said President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs will take a toll on profit, joining rivals stung by volatile global trade policies.

Economics

11 h. ago Mattel plans to raise prices on some toys to offset tariff costs

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. “where necessary” to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The El Segundo, California-based company said the increases are […]

Economics

11 h. ago A Trump film tariff would send Canadian screen industry into ‘chaos,’ say local producers

When Daniel Bekerman set out to produce “The Apprentice” _ last year’s biopic about U.S. President Donald Trump — he figured some controversy might come from the subject, not the city it was filmed in. But the Toronto-shot film is now an example of the kind of international production that would be hit hardest by […]

Economics

12 h. ago Shale Driller Diamondback Trims Output, Says US Oil Has Peaked

Diamondback Energy Inc., the largest independent oil producer in the Permian Basin, is trimming its crude production guidance amid sinking oil prices brought on by President Donald Trump’s trade war and looming OPEC supply increases.

Other

13 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs on movies, but experts say it may not be so simple

U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on Hollywood, threatening tariffs and other policies to discourage companies from making films abroad.

Economics

14 h. ago New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The Pulitzers’ prestigious public service medal went to ProPublica for the second […]

Events

14 h. ago Trump Vows to Meet Hollywood on Tariff Plan That Shook Industry

President Donald Trump said he would meet with Hollywood executives after confounding the US film industry over his plan to impose a 100% tariff on movies made overseas.

Economics

15 h. ago Dropping Oil Price Boosts Odds of Ukraine Peace Deal, Trump Says

President Donald Trump said the sliding price of oil is intensifying pressure on Russia and boosting the odds for a deal to end its war in Ukraine.

Economics

15 h. ago AGAR: No point in waiting for the throne speech — here it is

I am going to beat the government to the punch and give my throne speech today. First, I wouldn’t have the king read my throne speech. Why attack U.S President Donald Trump’s threat to our sovereignty, saying we are not a serious country, by having our sovereign, a man from another country, read the speech? As […]

Other

15 h. ago Ford government will ‘wait and see’ if Trump follows through on film tariff threat

Critics accused the government of 'throwing-in-the-towel' in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, this time targeting films.

Politics

17 h. ago Trump's 100% tariffs on movies made outside U.S. could devastate Toronto film industry

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new sweeping trade policy on Sunday evening that threatens to shake up the global film industry and potentially devastate Toronto's thriving movie and TV production sector.Last night, Trump declared a 100 per cent tariff on all movies produced outside the United States, and framed the move as a matter of economic urgency and national security."The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death," he posted on Truth Social. "Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States… It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!"He went on to authorize the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to begin implementing a 100 per cent tariff on any movie produced in countries outside of the U.S. "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN," he wrote, to which Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed, &q...

Economics

18 h. ago States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an e xecutive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both […]

Politics

18 h. ago Carney to head to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump meeting: PMO

Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of his Tuesday meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Transport

21 h. ago Funérailles du pape François: Trump a évoqué un «deal» avec le Québec

Le président américain, Donald Trump, a profité d’un bref échange avec la ministre Martine Biron pour évoquer une entente avec le Québec.

Other

30 h. ago Federal Reserve likely to defy Trump, keep rates unchanged this week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will likely keep its key short-term interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, despite weeks of harsh criticism and demands from President Donald Trump that the Fed reduce borrowing costs. After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump […]

Other

33 h. ago Trump blasts Mexico’s president for rejecting offer to send troops into her country

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade because she is fearful of the country’s powerful cartels The comments by Trump came a day after Sheinbaum confirmed that Trump pressed her in a call last […]

Other

33 h. ago Donald Trump veut mettre des tarifs douaniers de 100% sur les films étrangers

Le président des États-Unis Donald Trump a affirmé qu’il veut mettre des tarifs douaniers de 100% sur les films étrangers.

Economics

34 h. ago Trump says he will reopen ‘substantially enlarged’ Alcatraz prison

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. In a message on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of […]

Events

39 h. ago Trump says ’highly unlikely’ U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says it is “highly unlikely” the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada. In a wide-ranging interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press” which aired Sunday, Trump says he wouldn’t rule it out against Greenland, but says he doesn’t see it happening with Canada. The remarks come […]

Events