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TORONTO — Ontario’s NDP and Liberal leaders tried to keep voters focused on health care Monday, even as actions by the U.S. president threatened to once again draw attention elsewhere in the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has tried to make dealing with President Donald Trump the ballot question in the snap […]

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including products from Canada — a threat causing economic uncertainty across the country. Here’s a look back at the impacts of Trump’s previous steel and aluminum tariffs on Canadians. March 2018 Trump announces his intent […]

OTTAWA — Les producteurs canadiens d’acier se disent «profondément préoccupés» par la décision du président américain, Donald Trump, d’imposer des tarifs douaniers ciblés sur leur secteur et celui de l’aluminium. Selon la présidente et cheffe de la direction de l’Association canadienne des producteurs d’acier, Catherine Cobden, de tels tarifs de 25 % sur toutes les […]

OTTAWA — Les enfants et leurs familles qui ont vécu de 1991 à 2022 sous le régime du Programme fédéral des services à l’enfance et à la famille des Premières Nations pourront demander dès la mi-mars une indemnisation dans le cadre du règlement de l’action collective intentée contre Ottawa. La cheffe nationale de l’Assemblée des […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is slapping 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including Canadian products. Trump signed the executive orders imposing the levies in the Oval Office, saying it’s a big deal and will make America rich again. The new duties come one week after […]

OTTAWA — Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault acknowledges that proposed changes to bolster the integrity of the next national vote are unlikely to become law before Canadians head to the polls next. But Perrault said legislative tweaks are not the “only tool in the box” to deal with foreign meddling and other threats. In an […]

TORONTO — Defence lawyers for a teen girl accused of fatally stabbing a homeless man in Toronto two years ago argue an item seen falling out of her pocket after the incident was not a knife but a marker. The girl is one of two teens on trial in the alleged murder of Kenneth Lee, […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose more than 200 points on Monday, led by strength in the energy, base metal and technology sectors, while U.S. stock markets also climbed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 215.95 points at 25,658.86. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 167.01 points at 44,470.41. The […]

Ontario Provincial Police say the drivers of a transport truck and a car were issued multiple fines over the weekend for taking a coffee break in a live traffic lane on Highway 417 in Ottawa. Police say they came across the truck and vehicle on the highway near Moodie Drive shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. […]

The leaders of Ontario’s main political parties pledged Monday to help the remaining animals at Marineland should they win the election. The Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction euthanized a seven-year-old beluga whale last week after a lengthy battle with numerous medical issues. It is the 18th beluga whale to die at the park since late […]