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On July 20, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a new 50 per cent tariff on Canadian goods , including dairy, honey, essential oils, hockey equipment and several alcoholic beverages. Currently, the new tariffs are set to take effect on Aug. 19 and, unlike previous tariffs, would include some goods previously exempted under…

Posthaste: Trump’s new 50% tariffs will hit these 3 provinces the hardest, crippling some industries, says economist

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United States President Donald Trump rattled Canada’s economic foundations again this week by threatening new tariffs of 50 per cent on Canadian exports that are likely to hit the economies of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec the hardest, says one economist. The tariffs, which are set to take effect on Aug. 19, would hit about…

Canadians need an income of $155,850 to be happy, researchers say. Here’s how much happiness costs in other cities

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Common wisdom says that money can’t buy happiness. But if it could, researchers say, it would cost $155,850, making Canada the 14th most expensive nation in the world to purchase joy. The slightly tongue-in-cheek study was produced by digital financial services provider Remitly, but based on an actual scientific paper published in 2018 by Purdue…

Jewish man stabbed in N.Y.C. by attacker who allegedly yelled ‘Allahu akbar,’ according to witnesses

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Nava Silton, youth director at the Jewish Center, was packing up and readying to leave the Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan after running a program for the Jewish fast of Tisha B’Av on Thursday. She chatted with a friend, a 50-year-old man, who was leaving after praying the afternoon service…

U.S. hits Canada, 59 other countries with new tariffs just days after 50% levy on Canadian goods announced

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump is taking more tariff action against Canada, as well as 59 other economies. This comes just three days after the USTR invoked the never-before-used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to introduce anti-discrimination tariffs against roughly 5 per cent of Canadian…

After contradiction, Carney says he could have ‘explained better’ the terms of U.S. bridge deal

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he could have “explained better” the terms of a new deal with the U.S. to share toll revenues for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, after the terms of the deal became public and contradicted his initial description. The agreement, which was made public earlier this week, does not…

Police reveal $139M in drugs, firearms and antique anti-tank rifle seized in major cross-border bust

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To announce one of the largest drug busts by weight ever in Ontario on Thursday, and the disruption of a sophisticated cross-border smuggling operation, the Ontario Provincial Police and partner forces laid their haul out for the cameras at Windsor’s City Hall. Here was 1.7 metric tons of illegal drugs, roughly the weight of a…

B.C. premier calls for blocking critical mineral exports to U.S. over lumber tariffs

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OTTAWA — B.C.’s premier argued Wednesday for blocking the U.S. from accessing Canada’s critical mineral supply in response to tariffs on his province’s lumber exports and other sectors. B.C. Premier David Eby said at the first ministers meeting in Charlottetown that it was “inexplicable” for the U.S. to destabilize Canadian export industries, including forestry, while…

Carney says Canada ‘in stronger position’ in trade war, as premiers back call for unity

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CHARLOTTETOWN — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments Thursday that the response to the “threat” of U.S. antagonism to Canada is “unity” among the regions were backed by several premiers at the first minister’s meeting in Charlottetown. Carney made the remarks as he joined the premiers in the conference that began Tuesday. On Monday, the Trump…

Fast-food receipt in stolen car leads Hamilton police to 16-year-old suspect

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