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TRADE WAR
Carney says Trump's office reached out to schedule a call as trade war continues
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, and Trump's commerce secretary said Canada may get some reprieve from automobile tariffs. Carney said Thursday that the president's office reached out the previous evening to schedule a call. It w...
Mar 27, 2025
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CANADA'S CHOICE 2025
Trump's auto tariffs derail Carney's federal election campaign plans
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet committee. Ca...
Mar 27, 2025
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CANADA'S CHOICE 2025
Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evenin...
Mar 26, 2025
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CANADA'S CHOICE 2025
Here's when the 2025 federal election debates are taking place
Two debates featuring the leaders of Canada's main parties has been scheduled ahead of the April 28 federal election. The French debate will take place first at 6 p.m. on April 16. The English language debate will get underway at 7 p.m. on April 17.The debates will take place in the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal a...
Mar 25, 2025
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CANADA’S CHOICE 2025
Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives in new poll as candidates hit the road
The federal Liberals have pushed further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support and almost half of Canadians surveyed think they'll will win the election, a new poll suggests. - READ: Federal election 2025 coverage - The good news for the Liberals came just hours before former housing minister Sean Fraser announce...
Mar 25, 2025
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CANADA'S CHOICE 2025
Taxes, trade, tariffs among key topics for federal leaders on first full campaign day
Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. After Liberal Leader Mark C...
Mar 24, 2025
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