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President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum went into effect on Wednesday, escalating America’s trade spats with global competitors, including close allies already reeling from his on-and-off approach to trade penalties. Mr. Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent on the metals hit imports that enter the United States from any country in the world….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver beer company is planning for a price increase on their cans as tariffs on steel and aluminum go into effect. “At the end of the month, we’re currently planning that the price of our cans will go up about 10 per cent just because of…
Hours after threatening to double incoming tariffs set for Wednesday on Canadian steel and aluminum, the White House says U.S. President Donald Trump is keeping them at their original rate of 25 per cent. The confirmation ended a day of escalating threats that started with Trump saying steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada will go up…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2025 6:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s Energy Ministry says the United States has paused negotiations with Canada on the wide-reaching Columbia River Treaty that regulates everything from flood control and power generation to water supply and salmon…
At Oyate Tipi, Winnipeg’s furniture bank, volunteers build twin beds for kids who have recently been homeless. Many of the beds they get donated are in bad shape, and executive director Greg Georgeson says having comfortable, safe furniture is important for a newly-housed family. “Pride in ownership of having your own place says a lot…
CUPE 104, the union representing RCMP dispatchers and operators, is sounding the alarm as 43 per cent of jobs are vacant across Canada. These vacancies are raising concerns about how these could be affecting police and their response time. “It’s an actual shortage and it’s very worrisome. It’s been going on for a while, and…
Soy farmer Caleb Ragland on his farm in Magnolia, Kentucky Courtesy: American Soybean Association Caleb Ragland, a soybean farmer in Magnolia, Ky., voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Now, however, he has to navigate a tariff minefield at a time when the sector is already facing major headwinds. Ragland works with…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2025 2:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Northern Pulp, the company behind a Nova Scotia mill that shut down four years ago amid environmental shortcomings, says it will cost $2.5 billion to build a new, cutting-edge plant on the province’s southwest shore. But…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jeffrey Surtel was 17 years old when he went missing on April 29, 2007. It has now been confirmed that human remains that washed up in Washington state in August 2008 were Surtel. Mission, B.C., RCMP said when Surtel’s family reported him missing in 2007, they believed…
Starting March 17, tolls on the Halifax Harbour Bridges will be no more, marking a major shift in the city’s transportation and traffic flow. The toll plazas will also be eliminated soon after, with construction work on the Macdonald and MacKay bridges leading to some temporary closures. As part of the province’s 2025 budget, Nova…
