Canada

Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs

TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Ontario Hospital Association says it is co...

Mar 13, 2025

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deep...

Mar 13, 2025

Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence

OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addre...

Mar 13, 2025

Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illn...

Mar 13, 2025

'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost C...

Mar 13, 2025

Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country fu...

Mar 13, 2025

BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the mo...

Mar 13, 2025

Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony

OTTAWA - Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election. The swearing-in ceremony for Carney's gov...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 13, 2025

Tools, electronics, sports equipment from the U.S. hit with Canadian counter-tariffs

OTTAWA - Many consumer goods could be up to 25 per cent more expensive in Canada due to retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. - including the kitchen sink. Matching 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion...

Mar 13, 2025

U.S. tariffs push Ottawa to invest more in Canadian steel, aluminum projects

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says he's telling his department to prioritize investments in projects that primarily use Canadian steel and aluminum - part of Ottawa's reply to...

Mar 13, 2025