Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The New York Times and Wall Street Journal say incoming U.S. president Donald Trump won’t slam Canada with damaging tariffs on his inauguration day. Both U.S. newspapers report Trump will instead sign an executive order today to investigate alleged unfair trade and currency practices by Canada, Mexico and China. The publications say the […]

TORONTO — A new report by BMO says 63 per cent of Canadians surveyed expressed concerns about the potential for a recession in the next 12 months. The worries come as tariff threats loom over Canadian exports to the United States. The online poll also found 48 per cent of those surveyed believed the economy […]

TORONTO — Canadian business leaders are waiting anxiously to find out whether the sweeping tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump will become a reality. Trump’s inauguration today could mark the beginning of a difficult road for Canadian companies, particularly those that rely on the U.S. as a major trading partner. The incoming Republican […]

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers are gathering in Montebello, Que., today as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump has pledged to sign an executive order on inauguration day to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico. When he first made the threat, the president-elect said the tariffs were a […]

LONDON, Ont. — More legal arguments are expected this week in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team as they prepare to face trial this spring. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault early last year in an incident […]

Environment Canada says the vast majority of Ontario is under prolonged extreme cold warnings, with wind chill values in many areas hovering around -40 degrees in many areas. The weather agency has issued extreme cold warnings for areas around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay stretching to the north. Communities around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay […]

LONDON, Ont. — Easton Cowan scored twice and added an assist to lead the league-leading London Knights to an 8-1 rout of the Sudbury Wolves.in Ontario Hockey League action Sunday. Cowan, a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, increased his regular-season point streak to 60 games. It’s the longest streak in league history, but because it spans […]

Christina Black returns to the Canadian women’s curling championship after winning Nova Scotia’s women’s final Sunday. Black defeated Mackenzie Mitchell 6-4 in Halifax. Her team will represent the province in February’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. Black, Jill Brothers, Jenn Baxter and Karlee Everest out of the Halifax Curling Club were ranked […]

Waterloo police say they have arrested three men after they allegedly set fire to two vehicles at a residential property in Cambridge, Ont. Police say emergency services responded to a report of multiple vehicles on fire in the area of Beauchamp Drive and Salisbury Avenue at 12:45 a.m. on Sunday. They say three young men […]

OTTAWA — Two recent cabinet ministers officially launched their campaigns for Liberal party leadership Sunday, with each pledging a rethink of the federal carbon levy and a tough stance against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. At her launch event in Burlington, Ont., Karina Gould announced she would be stepping down as Government House leader to focus […]