Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirms the province will ban American companies from procurement contracts and rip up a $100-million Starlink deal after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods. That comes after the Liquor Control Board of Ontario said this morning it will stop buying and selling U.S. alcohol. Ford says […]

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he hopes a federal settlement with Métis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal. The Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school operated for more than 100 years and was attended by Métis and First Nations people who reported being banned from speaking their language and being […]

TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged 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 547.26 points at 24,454.31, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the tariffs took effect at just after midnight. “Markets […]

TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie says that she has returned her Order of Canada “with a good heart.” In a statement to The Canadian Press, she reasserts that she’s never denied that she is an American citizen with a U.S. passport. More coming. David Friend, The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump today imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The president’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to talk more about […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell nearly 500 points in early trading, while U.S. stock markets also tumbled, adding to their losses Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 568.31 points or 2.3 per cent at 24,433.260 Monday morning after […]

TORONTO — Ontario’s main liquor store has begun removing U.S. alcohol from its shelves and website in response to tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump. Premier Doug Ford’s office says he directed the Liquor Control Board of Ontario this morning to stop selling American alcohol. Ford said Monday the LCBO buys […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index dropped nearly 400 points in early trading, while U.S. markets also fell as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. The move at the start of trading follows a drop in markets late-afternoon Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed the tariffs were coming. […]

TORONTO — Economists say the Canadian economy is poised to plunge into a recession this year if U.S. tariffs that took effect Tuesday morning remain in place. U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell more than 300 points at the open as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. The S&P/TSX composite was down 326.69 points at 24,674.88. More coming. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) The Canadian Press