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Freedom of information? Here’s what Ontario’s government doesn’t want you to know
What communication did Ontario Premier Doug Ford have with developers who could have benefited from his removal of Greenbelt protections before he walked that back? What briefing notes did he receive related to Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport, which he wanted to expand? What was in his calendar between Feb. 5 and April 21, 2026? And…
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Toronto condo developer launches $10M lawsuit against online critics, alleging a ‘malicious campaign’
A Canadian condo developer has launched a $10-million lawsuit against online critics whose videos complaining about two of the company’s newest projects have racked up hundreds of thousands of views on social media sites TikTok and RedNote. In a statement of claim filed with the Ontario Superior Court, Concord Adex alleges that the owners of…
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Why Quebec is lagging behind on removing interprovincial barriers for alcohol sales
OTTAWA — Just days after Quebec opted not to join the nine other Canadian provinces in signing a landmark operating agreement to allow direct-to-consumer (DTC) interprovincial sales of alcohol, Paul Cirka wrote to Premier Christine Fréchette. The CEO and founder of CIRKA Distilleries in Montreal lamented the fact that Quebec spirits producers like him cannot…
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Trump targets Bombardier, Canadian dollar in Truth Social blitz ahead of tariff deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a string of complaints and threats targeting Canada, levelling an attack against aircraft maker Bombardier and posting a photo of the North American continent covered in an American flag. “No more selling Bombardier in the United States!” the president posted on his Truth Social page Monday just hours before the…
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‘It’s going to be painful’: Trade watchers warn of tit-for-tat escalation between U.S. and Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs are set to take effect on Tuesday and with an American response almost inevitable, trade watchers are warning Canada should prepare itself for economic pain. “We may be in an escalating war, and the question is who’s going to have the greater threshold for pain in this, and are Canadians…
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Trump says Canada-U.S. dollar ‘imbalance is unacceptable’
U.S. President Donald Trump took a few swings at Canada during a spate of AI-generated posts to his Truth Social platform on Sunday afternoon, including a complaint about the value of the Canadian dollar. “Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” he wrote in the morning. “It has been that way for years…
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A tale of two U.S. ambassadors: Hoekstra and Heyman see Canada very differently
A former U.S. ambassador to Canada is taking a strikingly different approach to cross-border relations than the current diplomat in office, as the trade war between the two countries continues to escalate. Bruce Heyman, who served as ambassador to Canada under U.S. president Barack Obama between 2014 and 2017, has been increasingly vocal in his…
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Majority of Canadians now see U.S. as an enemy, and Trump is the reason: poll
For as long as anyone can remember, Canada and the U.S. have arguably been the world’s closest of allies and friends. The sibling settler-colonial nations sharing the world’s longest undefended border are deeply linked, culturally and economically, with any differences historically resolved respectfully. But as the trade war initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump drags…
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Crackageddon is upon us and Canadian refineries are raking it in: FP Video explains
This week, FP Video looks at the resemblance between Canada’s latest push to build out nuclear energy and the cola wars of the 1980’s, oil refineries making record high profits off diesel fuel , and will the boom in data centre construction in Alberta and Saskatchewan be a boom or bust? How Canada’s nuclear race…
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Canada’s tariffs are coming for Michigan — and it’s not just auto plants that will feel the pain
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unless Washington and Ottawa change course, Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on more than 700 U.S. products entering Canada — covering CA$27.6 billion in annual imports — are scheduled to take effect Tuesday. The duties, ranging from 15 to 50 per cent, come as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said this week that “there…