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Political leaders in America are pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” calling it “sad and pathetic” and accusing him of trying to distract from “disastrous trade talks with Canada.” The criticism comes after Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that he said would “immediately” change the…

OTTAWA — A frightening scene played out on Tuesday morning, when a parked semi-truck rolled into an excavation site and hit an exposed section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline near the Wisconsin-Michigan border. Drone footage that was widely circulated online showed a thick, white cloud of natural gas spreading from the accident site to…

As Canadian officials reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, Canada’s own database of official place names carries eight entries called Trump. Only one thing in the country is actually named after the U.S. president, and it is not on that list. Ottawa Coun. Tim Tierney told CNN it is…

OTTAWA — Former Toronto Blue Jays all-stars Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin have swept a doubleheader court battle with the Canada Revenue Agency as an appeal court confirmed they do not owe taxes on millions of dollars of income. On Friday, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed a 2024 Tax Court decision that found that…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Few brands symbolize American freedom and rebellion quite like Harley-Davidson. The 123-year-old company is headquartered in Milwaukee and operates its largest U.S. manufacturing plant in York, Pennsylvania. Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariff campaign — aimed at reshoring production to American shores — Harley-Davidson announced in June that it would return…

A 9/11 widow is “appalled” and “angry” after the CBC told staff in a leaked memo to not refer to 9/11 as “terrorist attacks.” Maureen Basnicki, of Collingwood, Ont., lost her husband, Ken Basnicki, who was trapped on the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the attack. Their children,…

Canadian gross domestic product rose by 3.3 per cent annualized in the second quarter, the fastest quarterly expansion since 2023 . Economists largely expected the growth after a string of data released showed signs the economy was rebounding from a slow start to the year. Statistics Canada also revised the data for the first quarter…

For much of our history, Canadians have worried about national unity. We may be tempted to do it again. Alberta will vote this October on whether the province should remain in Canada or whether its government should begin the legal process leading to a future referendum on separation. Meanwhile, the separatism discussion remains part of…

Canada is on the verge of an investment “supercycle” and its trade war with the United States might be the perfect time to make the bold changes needed to unlock it, according to a new report from Toronto-Dominion Bank. The bank forecasts Canada’s growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) will double by 2027, but…

Canada’s economy grew by 3.3 per cent on an annualized basis in the second quarter of 2026, marking the fastest quarterly expansion since 2023. Economists were expecting the strong showing after a string of data released showed signs the economy was rebounding from a slow start to the year. Statistics Canada also released revised data…