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AP News: Trump orders a 35% tariff for goods from Canada, citing a lack of cooperation on illicit drugs
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday. The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to “do more to arrest, seize, detain or...
Canada and Malta join France and UK in plan to recognize Palestinian state
Ya Libnan
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July 31, 2025
Canada and Malta say they will recognise Palestine, joining France and UK It comes as high-level representatives met at a UN conference on a two-state solution, which Israel and the United States have boycott. Canada and Malta announced Wednesday...
1 Insurance Giant That’s My Financial Sector Contrarian Bet
The Motley Fool Canada
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August 1, 2025
When most people think about financial stocks these days, their minds go straight to the Big Six banks. It’s no surprise, Canadian banks have long been seen as the stalwarts of the market, especially when investors are looking for dividends and...
Uber Canada says it's changed emergency policies after driver left with child in backseat
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 1, 2025
Uber Canada says it has updated its safety protocols for emergency situations after an incident in March where company representatives refused to contact a driver after he drove off with a child. Julia Viscomi said Uber customer support refused to...
Trump readies sweeping new tariffs, starting with Canada
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping new taxes on imports are set to take effect in a week, as the White House aims to use a historic increase in tariffs to overhaul global trading alliances. Stock markets leaned down Friday, with all three major...
OOPS: Canada Shoots Its Economy In The Foot While The World Lines Up To Strike Deals
Clash Daily
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July 31, 2025
Its been another busy week for President Donald J. Trump, as one trade deal announcement after another is struck as we approach the looming deadline. But Canada, instead of looking for ways to strike a deal that (honestly) means a lot more to them...
Nintendo Switch Pricing In United States To Be Adjusted Starting Sunday As Canadian Increases Start Today
NintendoWorldReport
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August 1, 2025
One simple number to blame for this: 20500. The United States is joining Canada in the group of North American countries who will see price increases due to "market conditions", or tariffs. Nintendo of America issued a statement today that a...
Canadians embrace Jubilee for Youth in Rome
The Catholic Register
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July 31, 2025
Canadian pilgrims in Rome for the week-long Jubilee of Youth were delighted when Pope Leo XIV made an impromptu appearance in St. Peter’s Square immediately following the conclusion of the July 29 Welcoming Mass. Youth delegate Ben Talbot from...
Canola Council of Canada cuts agronomy team
Swift Current Online
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August 1, 2025
The move is part of the Canola Council of Canada's new strategic framework, 'Canola Forward: A Strategic Framework for 2025-2030.' The news came in a press release announcing the new framework. Chris Davison, president & CEO, says the framework is...
The 2025 Meetings Trendsetters Stoking the Fire in the Events Industry
Meetings Today
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Meetings Today's annual Meetings Trendsetters list recognizes 20 outstanding individuals who have made an outsized impact in the meetings, events, conventions and incentives industry. Our Meetings Trendsetters are chosen through nominations from...
Canada's real GDP edges down in May
Xinhua News Agency
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OTTAWA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) dipped 0.1 percent in May for the second consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Goods-producing industries edged down in May, driven primarily by a contraction in...
Canada launches huge sabotage operation on America in catastrophic blow to the US
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
A so-called friendly neighbor is quietly siphoning off America's most essential workers — and experts warn it could deal a catastrophic blow to an already crumbling US healthcare system. Canada is aggressively poaching doctors, nurses and health...
PM Carney says the Canadian government is dissatisfied by US tariffs but is still committed to CUSMA
The Assam Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Ottawa (Ontario), Aug 1: Hours after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday raising tariffs from August 1 on Canadian goods to 35 per cent from 25 per cent earlier, Canada on Friday stated that “while the Canadian...
Canola Council of Canada removes agronomy team in new strategic framework launch
Top Crop Manager
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August 1, 2025
As part of the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) refreshed strategic framework entitled “Canola Forward: A Strategic Framework for 2025 – 2030,” the CCC announced they will be cutting their field-based agronomy team. The framework was developed in...
Global FLNG boom: Capacity to rise threefold by 2030, says Rystad Energy
Upstream
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Global floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) capacity is expected to rise threefold by 2030, as LNG demand grows and cost-effective floating solutions emerge, according to Rystad Energy. The global FLNG capacity is likely to reach 42 million...
Trump's new 35 per cent tariffs aim to make Canada 'bend the knee,' Windsor mayor charges
Windsor Star
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August 1, 2025
The tariffs are not expected to affect goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, commonly known in Canada as CUSMA (USMCA in the United States), but could still hit key sectors including lumber, aluminum, steel and autos —...
Aston Martin sells F1 team stake for $146m amid financial struggles
Business Matters
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August 1, 2025
The $146 million deal, revealed in a binding letter of intent this week, values the Formula 1 team at $3.2 billion. While the buyer has not yet been disclosed, the move sees Aston Martin offload its 4.6% stake in the team—meaning it never held...
Alberta premier: ‘Disappointing’ to see 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods
CityNews Calgary
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August 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order raising the tariffs on Canadian goods from 25 per cent to 35 per cent, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith isn’t exactly pleased with the bargaining efforts of the federal government. In a...
Canada risks legal blowback over deep-sea mining firm's actions
Canada's National Observer
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July 30, 2025
The Canadian deep-sea mining company making waves by trying to sidestep international constraints to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor is now facing increased global scrutiny and legal threats. What’s more, by failing to rein in the...
Danielle Smith wants Canada to diversify its markets as Trump increases tariffs
BNN Bloomberg
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August 1, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a statement on Friday morning responding to the increased tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canadian goods. The president announced Thursday that tariffs on non-CUSMA compliant Canadian goods...