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Nearly three years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainians in southwestern Ontario say they’re feeling uneasy about the future and whether they’ll be able to remain in Canada as the war continues. Close to 300,000 Ukrainians arrived in Canada after Feb. 24, 2022. Ottawa offered them temporary resident status through the …
Read More »Canada’s ambassador to France says Trump’s sovereignty threats could violate international law
Canada’s ambassador to France says he’s against U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland, saying “in order to respect international law, you don’t threaten your neighbours by invasion.” Stéphane Dion, who is also the special envoy to Europe and the European Union, says threatening a country’s sovereignty is …
Read More »Canada’s Marielle Thompson wins 3rd straight ski cross gold medal
Canada’s Marielle Thompson made it three in a row on Saturday in Val di Fassa, Italy. The Whistler, B.C., native raced to her third straight ski cross gold medal on the World Cup circuit, beating French skier Marielle Berger Sabbatel to the finish line. Thompson was joined on the podium by her …
Read More »China’s non-specific response to Trump tariffs stands in contrast to Canada’s retaliatory measures
China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and …
Read More »Why Canada’s spies worry about Trump’s national intelligence nominee
Hillary Clinton once called her a “Russian asset” — and that was while Tulsi Gabbard was still a Democrat. Of all of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, none have caused so many reservations from within the Republican Party — and that’s in a field that includes a health secretary nominee who …
Read More »Canada’s economy contracts by 0.2% in November
Canada’s economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in November, more than expected and the largest monthly contraction since December 2023, Statistics Canada said on Friday. This shrinkage follows a 0.3 per cent increase in October, and was led by a drop in output in mining, quarrying, oil sands extraction and transportation, among others. …
Read More »Trump’s threats reveal the trouble with Canada’s pipelines running through the U.S.
“Continental energy security” was the watchword of both governments and industry for much of the past quarter century in North America: the idea that by linking the U.S. and Canada in a tight web of pipelines and refineries, both countries would protect themselves from threats and hostile trade actions that …
Read More »Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years. The federal department emailed employees on Monday about its “budget situation” and the impact on staffing, which IRCC later confirmed with CBC. The email stated it was unclear who …
Read More »Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December
Business·Breaking Canada’s inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. It’s down from 1.9% in November 2024 Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 8:38 AM EST | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago A customer shops at a grocery store in …
Read More »Cutting off oil is Canada’s nuclear option. What would it mean if it happens?
In Canada’s arsenal of possible responses to a Trump tariff, the nuclear option is the threat to withhold, reduce or place export tariffs on Canadian energy. Already, the mere suggestion of such a tactic has caused a split between the government of Alberta, on one side, and the governments of …
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