December’s inflation data offered a mixed bag to the Bank of Canada as it gears up for its first interest rate decision of 2025 with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats still looming over the Canadian economy. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation cooled to 1.8 per cent last month, down…
Multiple Canadian automakers say they will temporarily offer their own rebates on certain electric vehicles sold this month after the federal government’s incentive program was paused early due to a lack of funds. The federal government said earlier this month the funding had run out for its rebates of up to $5,000, which were meant…
A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 66 people — two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said. At least 51 people were injured in the fire at the Grand Kartal…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied that his threat of sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico is meant to force early trade renegotiations, insisting he’s responding to “massive” flows of fentanyl and migrants into the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s tactic was meant to kickstart talks on the Canada-United…
The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the “inappropriate political influence of WHO member states” and required “unfairly onerous payments” from the…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 21, 2025 12:45 pm Updated January 21, 2025 12:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, which is caused by a highly infectious virus…
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a clemency order granting pardons to all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and issuing sentence commutations to 14 others. The Trump supporters began leaving prison on Tuesday after he used his clemency powers on his first day back in…
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of…
Canadians are watching their finances for any impacts as President Donald Trump takes back the reins of government in the United States. But one of the biggest economic threats of Trump’s second term — a pledge to impose blanket tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from Canada and other trade partners — appears to have…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Many parts of the country are currently experiencing a series of extreme cold weather alerts, with Environment Canada issuing warnings across several provinces. Temperatures are expected to stay harsh in parts until mid-week, with residents advised to brace for wind chill values between minus 40 to minus…
