By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose Reuters Posted February 18, 2025 5:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday auto tariffs will be around 25 per cent and he will have more to share on the topic on April 2. On Friday, Trump…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted February 18, 2025 12:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that he has received U.S. assurances that Washington will not reduce its troop presence in Poland and elsewhere along NATO’s eastern flank. The administration of U.S. President…
The federal government is looking closely at the business it does with American companies as it considers ways to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, a member of the government’s committee on Canada-U.S. relations, said the government is looking…
China’s Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States has “gravely backpedaled” on its position on Taiwan and sent the wrong message to “separatist forces” on the island, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said. Taiwan and China split…
Much of the U.S. faced another round of biting winter weather Sunday, with torrential rains causing intense flooding in Kentucky and resulting in at least eight deaths in the Southeast. The Northern Plains faced life-threatening cold, and tornado watches were issued for parts of Georgia and Florida. A mother and her 7-year-old child were amongst…
A former Canadian intelligence official is warning recent cuts by the new U.S. administration to its intelligence agencies could position the country for “another 9/11.” Dan Stanton, a former executive manager for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said in an interview with The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson that cuts are “degrading the efficiency” of the U.S….
Cale Makar will do everything he can to step on the ice for Canada on Saturday night. But head coach Jon Cooper isn’t ready to confirm his top defenceman will be available for the highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off matchup against the United States. “That’ll be a game-time decision,” Cooper said Saturday morning — “but…
By John Irish and Lili Bayer and Michelle Nichols Reuters Posted February 15, 2025 11:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States has asked European capitals what they can contribute in terms of security guarantees for Ukraine, four European sources said on Saturday. The sources said the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. consumer prices rose faster than expected in January in a sign progress on inflation may remain stalled, data showed on Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell heads to the U.S. Congress for a second day of testimony. Rising prices for housing, food and energy pushed the Consumer…
“The plan was to go to Nashville to celebrate my 40th. I’ve always wanted to go to Nashville — really wanted to ring in 40 at the Grand Ole Opry — but I just cannot bring myself to vacation in a country that is essentially threatening my own.” Those threats, by U.S. President Donald Trump,…
