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A short list of U.S. goods which will be charged 25 per cent tariffs starting Tuesday
OTTAWA - Effective Tuesday, Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods originating in the United States - part of Canada's response to sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods ordered by...
Feb 03, 2025

Forge looks for positive result in CONCACAF Champions Cup opener against Monterrey
Forge FC has lost some key roster pieces since losing to Cavalry FC in last year's Canadian Premier League championship game. But in true Forge form, the club seems to have filled the holes. "It's an ...
Feb 03, 2025

B.C. critical minerals being diverted away from United States: David Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says major companies in the province are in the process of redirecting critical minerals and energy products to markets outside the United States as ...
Feb 03, 2025

Raptors forward Barrett on anthem booing: 'Everybody's entitled to their own opinion'
TORONTO - RJ Barrett got right to it as soon as he stepped in front of the cameras and microphones of a post-practice media scrum at the Toronto Raptors' training facility. "Let's get it out of the wa...
Feb 03, 2025

Quebec officials move forward on plan to respond to punishing U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is meeting with several of the province's financial heavyweights today as his administration readies its response to the tariffs set to be imposed by United S...
Feb 03, 2025

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, ...
Feb 03, 2025

Canadian defensive back Campbell returns to Saskatchewan Roughriders
REGINA - Canadian Tevaughn Campbell is back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot, 200-pound defensive back re-signed with the CFL club Monday following six seasons in the NFL. Campbell, a T...
Feb 03, 2025

Here's the latest as Canada faces tariffs from United States President Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump confirmed this weekend that 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian goods will go into effect on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada will retaliate...
Feb 03, 2025

Canadian men's curling championship to return to St. John's next year
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian men's curling championship will return to St. John's, N.L., next year. Curling Canada says the 2026 Montana's Brier will be held Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown's Cen...
Feb 03, 2025

Alberta law society to hold sanction hearing for former justice minister Kaycee Madu
Alberta's law society is to hold a hearing to sanction former provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu.Madu was found guilty of misconduct last year when, as justice minister in 2021, he phoned Edmonto...
Feb 03, 2025