Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last […]

TORONTO — The Canadian Live Music Association says it’s responding to the U.S. tariffs with a new campaign to promote homegrown musicians and venues. The music advocacy group says it will launch “Canada is Live Music” in the coming weeks and draw attention to concerts as “a tangible lever that inspires solidarity and national pride.” […]

TORONTO — The recent termination of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada came with the cancellation of two additional Canadian honours. A representative for Rideau Hall says jubilee medals awarded to the singer-songwriter in 2002 and 2012 were also stripped from her since both were based on her membership to the Order of Canada. Sainte-Marie’s appointment […]

Ontario has issued a provincial flood watch as heavy rain is set to sweep across parts of the province and combine with melting snow. The provincial flood watch across central and southern Ontario says enhanced runoff, elevated water levels and low-lying floods are possible. The snowpack is at a depth of up to 100 centimetres […]

OTTAWA — The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the U.S. rationale as “completely bogus, completely unjustified, completely false.” “Our border is already safe and secure,” Trudeau told a news conference Tuesday. […]

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell for a second day as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, triggering a continental trade war. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 380.80 points at 24,620.77 in early-afternoon trading, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the tariffs took effect just after […]

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is facing calls from within his province and from a fellow premier to hit back on punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Moe should consider no longer selling potash, uranium and oil to the United States and instead find different markets. Saskatchewan Opposition NDP […]

TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is temporarily suspending the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommending breast cancer screening for women under 50. Last year Holland ordered an external review of the task force, which provides guidance for primary health-care providers, after […]

OTTAWA — Canada’s building industry is warning that a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction. Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO Kevin Lee said in Ottawa on Tuesday that the U.S. tariffs on Canada will have a “muted” impact on the industry on their own. But he said […]

TORONTO — A trade war between Canada and its largest trading partner has begun, with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump now in effect and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responding with a package of retaliatory tariffs. Stocks are tumbling, businesses are warning of impending layoffs and further measures from both countries are likely in […]