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As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential human cases in influenza A patients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month told doctors and laboratorians to “now expedite the subtyping of influenza A-positive specimens from hospitalized patients” in order … Read more
The Governor General’s office has terminated singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada. The move was announced in the Canada Gazette, the federal government’s official newspaper in which it publishes the text of new laws, regulations and other notices and decisions. The move comes after a CBC report in 2023 questioned Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous heritage, saying it … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An RCMP Black Hawk helicopter is being deployed to the B.C. border. Matching similar moves in other provinces, RCMP says the helicopter will be used to bolster their surveillance and response capabilities at the border between B.C. and the United States. B.C. already has the largest air … Read more
It’s been years since the prospect of a pipeline to carry oil from the West to the East of Canada has been front and centre. But new comments by the federal energy minister amid U.S. tariff threats have many asking: could it finally happen? Trump has threatened a 10 per cent tariff on energy resources … Read more
If U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs are implemented in early March, B.C. businesses are expected to take a huge hit. Right now, the de minimis exemption allows small businesses to send goods worth up to $800 across the border per day into the United States without having to pay duty. However, if Trump’s … Read more
Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices. Trump’s decision meant Canada and … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat was “never about fentanyl” but rather based on an intention to force Canada to join the United States, B.C. Premier David Eby said Monday. Eby made the comments in response to an 11th-hour border deal to “pause” Trump’s threatened 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. “Even despite today’s … Read more
UPDATE AS OF FEB. 3, 2025 AT 4:59 P.M. EASTERN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. tariffs on Canada will be “paused” for 30 days. Read more about the announcement here. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have fuelled a surge in people vowing online to “Buy Canadian.” And while experts say there are ways … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 3, 2025 1:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says she has instructed city staff to co-ordinate with federal and provincial governments to respond to looming U.S. tariffs with a plan that includes a review of the city’s procurement … Read more
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk take aim at Canada, some high-level observers are calling on the federal government to consider sanctioning or even banning corporations owned by those close to Trump — much as it did with Russian oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine. “We better have a report coming up on American interference,” former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said at a recent panel discussion. He told the Jan. 27 event held by … Read more