Donald Trump’s threat to impose significant tariffs on Canadian exports and his taunting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are central tactics in his negotiating strategy to secure the best trade terms for the U.S., according to people familiar with his methods. Trump has warned that on January 20, his first day in office, he will…
Ms. Smith travels to Washington in the New Year, along with numerous other places in the United States. Danielle Smith is a premier and a diplomat at the same time. Even when the Alberta premier is at home she appears on Fox TV, engaging millions of supporters of president-elect Donald Trump. Surprisingly, Smith has become…
Indian authorities have launched an investigation into alleged links between several Canadian colleges and two entities based in Mumbai, accused of facilitating human trafficking and illegally helping students cross the Canada-U.S. border. The investigation follows the tragic death of Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, 39, and his family, who were found dead near a Manitoba-U.S. border crossing…
Canada’s new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are set to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s aides in Florida on Friday to discuss the potential risks of new trade tariffs, according to the Canadian government. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian imports once he assumes office in January,…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shared on his Truth Social platform that during a Christmas Day visit, he suggested to Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky that he should run for prime minister of Canada. Trump described the interaction, saying, “I just left Wayne Gretzky, ‘The Great One’ as he is known in ice-hockey circles,” adding, “I…
Saskatchewan’s highest court has upheld a ruling in a case involving the use of an emoji, ruling that a thumbs-up emoji met the requirements for a legally binding agreement. The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan confirmed this week the decision of Court of King’s Bench Justice Timothy Keene, who had found that a thumbs-up emoji…
The Canadian government has set a new target to reduce emissions by 45-50% from 2005 levels by 2035, despite recommendations from its official Net Zero Advisory Board (NZAB) for a more ambitious 50-55% goal. Climate activists had been calling for an 80% reduction. The new target builds on Canada’s existing 40-45% reduction goal for 2030….
The federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order 55,000 Canada Post workers back to work, following a strike that began on November 15. On Friday morning, Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announced that he was seeking the CIRB’s intervention and appointing an “industrial inquiry commission,” which will have until May 22…
Toby Esterby, chief operations officer at the West Side Community Clinic in Saskatoon, says he’s seeing a constant stream of new HIV diagnoses. “It’s not just one case a week,” he explains. “We’re seeing several new cases every week, week after week.” Recent statistics highlight Saskatchewan as having the highest rate of HIV infections in…
Canada’s border security faces significant challenges, particularly when it comes to tracking illegal goods and people entering the country via rail. According to Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) lacks the infrastructure needed to search trains for drugs, people, and other illicit goods crossing the…
