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Canada responds to Trump tariffs Canadian political leaders, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, outline their plans to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. An unbowed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada will hit back hard at the U.S. after President DonaldContinue Reading

Politics CBC News was given an exclusive look at the joint centre where Canadians and Latvians conduct online threat-hunting operations and what they describe as “cyber dogfights” with Russian hackers and private hacktivists.  Assisted by the Canadian military, Latvians engaging in ‘cyber dogfights’ Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Ottawa recently signed an out-of-court settlement with a team of Quebec architects that was denied the prestigious contract to design the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan. Confidential deal worth at least 3 times initial offer to Montreal architect’s team Daniel Leblanc · CBC News · Posted: MarContinue Reading

Politics Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Company broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without knowledge or consent: commissioner Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 03,Continue Reading

Canada responds as Trump’s sweeping tariffs hit Canada responds as Trump’s sweeping tariffs hit With no indication that U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed course, blanket tariffs have been imposed on Canadian goods — as has a first wave of counter-tariffs on some U.S. imports.  Trump said Monday that hisContinue Reading

Politics Former prime minister Stephen Harper is accusing Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney of taking too much credit for helping guide Canada’s response to the 2008 global financial crisis, an assertion the former central banker’s campaign says shows the Conservatives are worried about the upcoming election.  Liberal leadership hopeful led Bank ofContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles on Monday to discuss “matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians.” The meeting comes as questions swirl over why King Charles, Canada’s head of state, has not publicly commented on Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada. One of those matters is Canada’sContinue Reading

Politics Canada is again staring down the barrel of massive U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. With only days to go until U.S. President Donald Trump kicks off a trade war, Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says Canada will need to wait and see what happens. U.S. cabinet official’s words suggestContinue Reading

Politics Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he’s written to the British and Irish governments to begin the process of renouncing his citizenship in both countries, leaving him solely with Canadian citizenship if the process is completed. Liberal leadership hopeful says many parliamentarians have multiple passports Former Bank of Canada governorContinue Reading