If U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs are implemented in early March, B.C. businesses are expected to take a huge hit. Right now, the de minimis exemption allows small businesses to send goods worth up to $800 across the border per day into the United States without having to pay duty. However, if Trump’s…
Two airport employees were arrested after they allegedly leaked video of last week’s tragic mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and an army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C. The two Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) employees were charged in connection with making an unauthorized copy of airports authority records, MWAA…
As trade tensions rise between China and the United States, Canada is not out of the woods yet, leaving some to wonder if a trade war is inevitable. On Monday, the U.S. and Canada agreed to pause tariffs for 30 days to negotiate new security measures at the border, but the economic standoff between China…
Water experts are sounding the alarm after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the opening of two dams in Central California late last week, letting approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs. The Army Corps of Engineers released water from two reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada on Friday, but the move didn’t allow…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. government is expected to release its annual budget in March but there is some uncertainty due to the threat of trade tariffs from the United States. The budget outlines everything from social programs to economic investment and building infrastructure “It is very possible we could…
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here’s what to know: The survey began in 1997 Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size UPDATE AS OF FEB. 3, 2025 AT 4:59 P.M. EASTERN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. tariffs on Canada will be “paused” for 30 days. Read more about the announcement here. The cost of aluminum for consumers in Europe buying on the physical market has dropped due to…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat was “never about fentanyl” but rather based on an intention to force Canada to join the United States, B.C. Premier David Eby said Monday. Eby made the comments in response to an 11th-hour border deal to “pause” Trump’s threatened 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. “Even despite today’s…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said there is nothing Canada can do “right now” to avoid new tariffs that will be imposed starting Saturday — including on oil — just hours before that deadline was set to kick in. Canada and Mexico are set to face 25 per cent tariffs on all goods imported to the…
