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Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21’s U.S. operating company on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in six years, hamstrung by dwindling mall traffic and mounting competition from online retailers. The move likely means liquidation for the company, which was unable to find a buyer for its roughly …
Read More »Monster storm across parts of U.S. sparks threat of tornadoes and wildfires
The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and decimating scores of homes. The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities …
Read More »Tesla products now excluded from B.C. Hydro rebates in response to U.S. tariffs
B.C. Hydro has excluded Tesla products from its electric vehicle charger rebate program in response to U.S. tariffs. The rebate program allows British Columbians to get up to $350 to purchase and install an EV charger in their homes. As of March 12, Tesla chargers, energy storage batteries and inverters …
Read More »The U.S. says the ‘ball is now in Russia’s court.’ But what really happens if Putin agrees to a ceasefire?
After nine hours of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, officials emerged to announce that Ukraine had agreed to a U.S. proposal for an interim 30-day ceasefire and that “the ball is now in Russia’s court.” While the announcement was billed as a step toward peace, and marked an abrupt turn in acrimonious …
Read More »Canada hits U.S. with tariffs on $29.8B worth of goods after Trump slaps levy on metals
The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods to hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum early this morning. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, the government’s point person on Canada-U.S. relations, said Trump’s …
Read More »B.C. aims to poach U.S. doctors and nurses by highlighting ‘uncertainty and chaos’ south of the border
British Columbia has turned its eye toward luring doctors and nurses from the United States to move north in what Health Minister Josie Osborne is calling an “unprecedented” recruitment opportunity. Osborne says the province is changing its licensing rules so U.S.-trained doctors can begin practising in B.C. right away, without any …
Read More »Nervous Googling: Searches for ‘recession’ and ‘tariff’ surge as U.S. mood sours
Evidence of Americans’ souring mood is everywhere you look. Even in the place you look for evidence: Google. An unprecedented number of Americans are now googling the word “tariff,” an issue of minimal interest to them during last year’s presidential election. There’s an even scarier word they’re now Googling: “recession,” a search trend …
Read More »Texas-bound: Canadian politicians slam U.S. tariffs (politely) during visit to Lone Star state
Amid an increasingly heated game of tariff-related chicken, Canadian politicians are in Houston telling Americans they’re fed up — in the most stereotypically Canadian way possible. “I don’t think friends do that to friends,” Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean said, speaking onstage Tuesday during a panel discussion at CERAWeek by …
Read More »Canadians exempted from fingerprinting for U.S. travel under new Homeland Security rules
Canadian travellers to the U.S. will be exempt from new fingerprinting requirements imposed on all other foreign nationals, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The draft rule, which stems from a Jan. 20 executive order, is expected to be put in force April 11. All foreign nationals who plan to stay …
Read More »The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it’s being done in public
Former senior Canadian intelligence officials say Canada needs to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating 51st state threats. And they told CBC News that the most potent weapon wielded by the Trump administration to advance the cause of annexation would likely not …
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