Watching for Poilievre and Carney to speak about tariffs U.S. officials initially made conflicting statements about whether a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all goods would apply to Canada. The White…
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Poilievre says he'll pay cities to lower 'homebuilding taxes'
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre returned to one of his signature issues Thursday, promising to incentivize city halls to lower municipal housing development charges if he becomes prime minister. Poilievre said…
Opinion | The Damage From Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Already Done
Growing up in Florida, I lived through some bad hurricanes. The worst of them altered the shape of the land, destroyed islands and left channels that hadn’t existed before. That’s what the…
U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
A U.S.-Russian dual national imprisoned in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman’s lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Source link
Pete Hoekstra confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President…
Burner phones could get you in trouble at the U.S border. What about anti-Trump posts?
Telling a client to take a burner phone with them to the U.S. is “the stupidest advice” you could give, says a Toronto-based immigration lawyer. Canadian travelling to the U.S. are facing…
Hundreds of Israeli Air Force Reservists Call for Halt to Gaza War
Hundreds of reservists and retired officers in Israel’s air force signed a letter on Thursday urging the Israeli government to agree to a deal with Hamas to return hostages to Israel, even…
Trump targets more law firms
President Trump tightened the screws on the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP for actions the administration deemed to be against the government. Source link
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner exchange
Russia on Thursday released a dual citizen jailed for donating to a charity providing aid to Ukraine in a swap with the United States for a German-Russian citizen accused of exporting sensitive…
How Hamas and the U.S. Tried to Strike a Hostage Deal
The Americans were in a hurry. Adam Boehler, a senior U.S. official, wanted Hamas to agree to the release of the last living American Israeli hostage in Gaza so that President Trump…