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OTTAWA – The economic impact from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest series of presidential proclamations targeting trade with Canada will not have significant impact on the Canadian economy, according to economists. “I think the overall effect might be limited,” said Trevor Tombe, economist and professor at the University of Calgary. “Adjusting what products are covered…

The Trump administration has announced that Canadian road salt and cement will be removed from import tariffs as of Sept. 15., earning the gratitude of Maine’s Republican senator, Susan Collins. U.S. communities that share the border with Canada rely heavily on Canadian rock salt to keep winter roads safe, according to Maine TV news station…

In a video address on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that the ongoing trade conflict with the U.S. “will come at a cost” — but he didn’t say how much. He made the comments the same day that Canadian counter-tariffs on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports came into effect, with the new levies…

Canadian sectors already reeling from United States tariffs now have to contend with a hit from Canadian counter-levies, possibly resulting in a “double tariff shock,” says a new report by Desjardins Group. “Our analysis confirms that several manufacturing sectors will face a double shock,” Florence Jean-Jacobs, principal economist at Desjardins, said in the report on…

OTTAWA — The federal government is considering loosening some of its rules around the sale of nicotine pouches that could see the increasingly popular product sold in Canadian convenience stores, National Post has learned. One senior federal government source told National Post that the “openness” to change existing regulations comes amid pressures from certain provinces…

When Monica Spoletini tells people she was born on Sept. 11, 2001, “Nine times out of 10 I get a look and … nine times out of 10 the second question is ‘on the year? On 2001?’ “And I just smile and (say) yep,” she says. 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the hijacked airplane…

Andri Ruel, 19, a recent graduate of Garneau Catholic Secondary School in Ottawa, wasn’t impressed with his history classes in high school. “I really, really hated anything to do with Canada because it was just so boring. It was constantly the same thing over and over again,” he says. “We had the War of 1812…

A Quebec judge has dismissed the case of a former senior Rwandan politician who was deported from Canada and ended up in prison for his role in the central African country’s genocide more than three decades ago. Léon Mugesera, 74, is serving a life sentence in Rwanda for hate speech aimed at stirring up killings…

While Canadians remain broadly supportive of “holding firm” in a trade war with the United States, a new poll finds that this support drops off a cliff the moment Canadians are asked to pay for it. The survey conducted by the think tank Build Canada found a clear majority said they would not support any…

Toronto Chief of Police Myron Demkiw and Mayor Olivia Chow have provided an update on safety plans for the Jewish High Holy Days, with the police chief outlining a host of measures that will be in place this year. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon at Toronto Police Headquarters, Demkiw said the Toronto police would…