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Ontario “won’t back down” after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a further tariff hike in response to the province’s 25 per cent export tax on electricity. Premier Doug Ford delivered that remark in an interview with MSNBC Tuesday morning, within an hour after Trump said he has instructed his commerce security to add an…
SINGAPORE: The opposition Workers’ Party (WP) noted “significant” changes to areas where it has been “working consistently for the last few years”, in revisions to Singapore’s electoral boundaries released on Tuesday (Mar 11). Meanwhile, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) questioned what it called “drastic” tweaks to the boundaries ahead of a coming General Election, which left just nine…
The White House on Monday downplayed the weekslong stock market sell-off, insisting that recent moves by business leaders suggest a brighter outlook for the U.S. economy. “We’re seeing a strong divergence between animal spirits of the stock market and what we’re actually seeing unfold from businesses and business leaders,” a White House official told reporters…
Ontario is re-examining its trade strategy in the wake of American tariffs on Canadian goods, looking to focus on opening up new markets and attracting more overseas investment once the immediate economic threat passes. The province does about $500 billion in annual two-way trade with the United States. It’s the largest trading partner for 17 U.S….
If Ontario Premier Doug Ford decides to make good on his threat to cut off power to 1.5 million homes and businesses in the United States, he will need to ramp down the energy produced in his province. On Monday, Ford introduced a 25 per cent surcharge on energy exported from Ontario to Michigan, Minnesota…
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the search of a landfill for two murdered First Nations women is under budget, as work continues on identifying a set of remains found last month. The province and the federal government each committed $20 million to search the Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran….
Just last week, retailers across Canada began removing American alcohol from shelves. The move came as a response to American President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods. Though Trump has since backtracked on a number of tariffs and adjusted deadlines for others, the air in Canada is one of uncertainty for independent businesses. “Five…
An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the late Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iran’s fortunes may look entirely different over the course of President Donald Trump’s…
A former supporter of Vancouver’s governing civic political party says he was shocked to find one of their election signs installed on his property without his consent. Wah Gee, who worked as a volunteer for ABC Vancouver in their 2022 election campaign, said he was returning home this weekend when he encountered someone putting a…
DOGE chief Elon Musk said Monday that he is running his businesses “with great difficulty,” as shares of his automotive firm Tesla suffered their worst drop in a half-decade, and as his social media company X experienced several outages. Musk also said during an interview on Fox Business that he expected to remain in the…
