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White House uses Hamilton economist's paper to justify tariffs — but misses his point 'trade wars are bad'

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, says Pau S. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at McMaster University in Hamilton who wrote the 2024 paper "Trade deficits with trade wars."

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Will the U.S.-China tariff war drive up online shopping prices for Canadians?

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

As tariff pressures force some sellers in China to hike their prices for U.S. markets, some retail experts say Canadians shopping online could potentially feel the ripple effects on everything from electronics to socks.

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Measles outbreaks spark concern over rare 'horrific' neurological disorder

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.

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Carney and Poilievre have both pledged 'energy corridors.' That could be complicated

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are offering similar sounding plans that would fast-track regulatory processes and create energy corridors to develop natural resource projects. But some industry observers are cautioning that there may be big challenges to what they've put forward.

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Environmental issues taking a backseat this election, Vote Compass data shows

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

Environmental issues have slid way down the list of Canadians' concerns in this federal election compared to the last campaign, according to data from Vote Compass.

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Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

Sat, 2025-04-12 01:00

Marketplace analyzed price data from one downtown Toronto Loblaws store from the start of the year to find out if products that are ‘Prepared in Canada’ have increased in price

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WATCH | Ryan Reynolds urges renaming Ontario arena after young girl lost to cancer

Fri, 2025-04-11 20:24

Ryan Reynolds has personally urged Cobourg, Ont., committee members to rename the town’s arena after nine-year-old Grace Bowen, who died of cancer in 2015. Reynolds befriended Bowen through Toronto's SickKids Foundation.

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Hackers tried to sell student, staff info of Winnipeg school division on dark web

Fri, 2025-04-11 16:26

Photos of valid passports, staff payroll information and credit card statements were among the nearly 1 million files uploaded onto the dark web after a recent ransomware attack by a hacker group on a Winnipeg school division.

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Graphic bodycam footage of OPP officer's killing crucial for Crown and defence

Fri, 2025-04-11 15:04

Footage from the body-worn camera of an Ontario Provincial Police officer lethally shot by Alain Bellefeuille has been shown at his murder trial. It takes the jury to the heart of the case: did Bellefeuille know he was shooting at police when he repeatedly opened fire?

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Duty-free shops struggle to make ends meet as Canadians steer clear of U.S. 

Fri, 2025-04-11 14:57

Duty-free shops across the country, still recovering from pandemic travel restrictions, are reporting massive drops in business in recent months as Canadians increasingly avoid travelling to the U.S.  

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Prince George councillors want answers after RCMP monitor city hall meeting without their knowledge

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:08

One councillor says it is 'a betrayal that police attended at the request of city staff but city councillors were not informed.

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P.E.I.'s Holland College suspends 8 programs, citing drop in revenue caused by foreign student caps

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:55

Prince Edward Island's biggest community college is phasing out eight programs for the coming school year because of a drop in revenue from 'a sharp decrease in the college's international student enrolment.'

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Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S.

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:28

Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future of their own reproductive health care.

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Sask. Party MLA who called Jagmeet Singh a 'terrorist' stripped of additional MLA duties

Fri, 2025-04-11 11:57

Racquel Hilbert, the Saskatchewan Party MLA who called federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist in the provincial legislature last month, has been removed from additional MLA duties, the party says.

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Teen hit by RCMP vehicle while flagging down another RCMP vehicle: Sask. police watchdog

Fri, 2025-04-11 11:00

Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team says a teenager on Kawacatoose First Nation was trying to get an RCMP vehicle to stop when a second RCMP vehicle hit him.

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100-year-old WWII veteran who hoped for 100 cards for his birthday receives over 1,700

Fri, 2025-04-11 10:18

Gaston Pettigrew, who served during WWII's Battle of the Atlantic, was hoping to receive 100 birthday cards in time for his 100th birthday on April 11. He received more than 1,700, which are now plastered throughout his residence.

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Canadians required to register with U.S. government if in country at least 30 days

Fri, 2025-04-11 09:58

Beginning Friday, Canadians over the age of 14 who will be in the United States for 30 days or longer will have to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Trump administration says it's just enforcing laws that essentially have been on the books for decades.

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2 cases of measles confirmed on Prince Edward Island, involving adults who travelled within Canada

Fri, 2025-04-11 09:42

Health officials in Prince Edward Island have confirmed two cases of measles, the province's first reported cases since 2013.

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Global economic slowdown from tariffs starting to impact Canada, Carney says after cabinet meeting

Fri, 2025-04-11 09:22

Liberal Leader Mark Carney wore his prime minister hat today as he met with the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre re-upped his party’s economic platform in St. Catharines, Ont.

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Ontario mayor prompts backlash for using N-word during guest lecture at Trent University

Fri, 2025-04-11 08:03

Trent University’s undergraduate students union is asking the school not to invite Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal back to campus after he used the n-word while speaking to a class last month. 

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