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Hillary Clinton once called her a “Russian asset” — and that was while Tulsi Gabbard was still a Democrat. Of all of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, none have caused so many reservations from within the Republican Party — and that’s in a field that includes a health secretary nominee whoContinue Reading

Politics U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods will come into effect Saturday, White House saysU.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered vague details on his plans to impose tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China, after a spokesperson said they would take effect Saturday. Rhianna Schmunk · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to deliver a “purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate” response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports. Cabinet ministers are in Washington in last-ditch effort to stop tariffsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 31, 2025 11:12 AM EST |Continue Reading

Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney says he will abandon his party’s consumer carbon tax and replace the policy with an incentive program that rewards Canadians for making green choices.  He also said that he would work with other like-minded countries to introduce a carbon border adjustment, effectively a tariff, thatContinue Reading

Sgt. Daniel Dubois is used to gruelling weather. He’s a Mountie after all. In charge of a 168-kilometre stretch along the Canada-U.S. border, frigid weather and blustering winds are job hazards as he and his team police the area for illegal border crossings. But there’s another element he and his team are weatheringContinue Reading

Politics Defence Minister Bill Blair spent a portion of Thursday touting the Liberal government’s plan to build an additional 668 military housing units, of which internal documents show only 36 will be completed this year. Significant construction of new units still 2 years away Murray Brewster · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics U.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night if oil will be a target of the hefty tariffs he’s threatening to impose on Canadian goods. U.S. president said plan is still to hit Canadian goods with 25% tariffs on Feb. 1 Darren Major · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.  Nova Scotia MP says he will support Mark Carney Jaime Battiste, Liberal MP for Sydney-Victoria, is not moving forward with his leadershipContinue Reading

Politics Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s looking forward to signing more pharmacare deals with provinces and territories “in the coming days” — and opposition parties should rethink their plans to bring down the government this spring to allow that to happen. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he plans toContinue Reading