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Trump's trade pick gets an earful on Canada tariffs

February 6 , 2025 at 05:58:22 p.m. EST • :

Thursday's hearing wasn't a sign of congressional action — it was a political weather vane, showing which way the politics is blowing. And the message to Trump's pick for trade representative was: Don't apply big tariffs on Canada.

Canada should consider west-east oil pipeline now that American relationship has changed: minister

February 6 , 2025 at 02:26:23 p.m. EST • :

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday the country should weigh building a new west-east oil pipeline after President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs exposed what he's calling a "vulnerability" in energy infrastructure.

Want to get rid of fentanyl? Tackle money-laundering first, say experts

February 6 , 2025 at 01:07:22 p.m. EST • :

As the federal government says it will introduce new measures to fight organized crime, helping it stave off tariff threats from the U.S., experts say Canada's money-laundering problem has festered for far too long — making it easier for fentanyl-pushing cartels to gain a foothold here.

Patriotic Ontario pilot creates massive maple leaf in the sky to send message to U.S.

February 6 , 2025 at 06:34:14 p.m. EST • :

In a bit of fancy flying that was in equal measures patriotic, precise and polite, an Ontario pilot showed Donald Trump exactly what he thinks of the U.S. president's recent moves to challenge Canadian sovereignty.

The 'I am Canadian' ad is back in a big way. Its star has mixed feelings

February 6 , 2025 at 06:19:33 p.m. EST • :

Before he was a staple of CBC Radio, Jeff Douglas was best known as Joe from Molson's wildly popular "I am Canadian!" television commercials. Now, 25 years later — amid a looming trade war with the U.S., threats to Canada's national sovereignty and a swelling of Canadian patriotism — the beer ad is getting a second life.

February 6 , 2025 at 05:53:59 p.m. EST • :

WATCH | Can the U.S. really take over Gaza? | About That

February 6 , 2025 at 02:31:29 p.m. EST • :

Lawsuit alleges former Ford staffers promised to use 'backchannel contacts' to get land rezoned

February 6 , 2025 at 09:00:00 a.m. EST • :

B.C. teen who worked with The Flaming Lips gets posthumous album release

February 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Trudeau is unlikely to recall Parliament at opposition's demand. Here's why

February 6 , 2025 at 04:42:05 p.m. EST • :

Trump's view on transgender athletes resonates among some candidates running for IOC president

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