Alberta premier faces backlash for asking America to pause tariffs until after election

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing criticism over comments made earlier in March during an interview with an American right-wing news outlet. Smith recently told syndicated news and commentary website Breitbart that she has asked the Donald Trump administration to put tariffs on pause until after Canada’s federal election, because the trade war is benefiting…

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Amidst Carney’s 1st campaign rally, fish harvesters protest at St. John’s Convention Centre

At his first campaign rally, Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed members of the Liberal Party at the Convention Centre in St. John’s, while fish harvesters protested outside the doors. The protesting harvesters are affiliated with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW). The issue is major cuts to harvesting snow crab in the 3K area and broader…

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Rocanville, Sask., celebrates hometown hockey hero Jessica Campbell, 1st woman to coach from an NHL bench

Jessica Campbell’s hometown is celebrating her achievement as the first woman to take on an assistant coaching job in the NHL, but she says the volunteers in Rocanville, Sask., are the real heroes. The town is hosting a watch party on Saturday night at the Rocanville community hall as Campbell’s Seattle Kraken take on the Edmonton…

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Toronto crowd gets its elbows up in show of solidarity against U.S. tariffs, annexation threats

Torontonians rubbed elbows with a few Canadian celebrities in Nathan Phillips Square Saturday afternoon to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and annexation threats. Part of the grassroots “Elbows Up, Canada!” campaign, Saturday’s rally was billed as a “peaceful show of unity, resilience and strength,” at a time when Trump is making threats against Canada’s…

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Mayors of border cities cry out to feds for funding, support as tariff war with U.S. takes its toll

A group of mayors from cities and towns hugging the Canada-U.S. border is calling on the Canadian federal government for help as cross-border political tensions and tariff uncertainties create hardship for their communities. The eight mayors comprising the Border Mayors Alliance sounded the alarm at a national online news conference on Friday. They say their…

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Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry elected as 1st-ever female IOC president

Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members made history by electing the first female president of the world’s largest sporting organization. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote and tabbed the 41-year-old on the first ballot. Just after…

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Bookstore worries tariffs could ‘completely collapse’ Canadian book industry – Halifax

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The manager of a university book store in Halifax is expressing concerns about Canada’s plan to counter-tariff more American goods on April 2nd — saying it could create a ‘disastrous’ situation for book retailers across the country. Paul MacKay, who’s worked at the King’s Co-Op Bookstore for…

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