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U.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company lays off 115 workers after sales drop
MONTREAL — A Quebec furniture manufacturer says the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods…
Amid U.S. tariff threats, a fight may be brewing over Canadian supply management
MONTREAL — The federal government and the Canadian dairy industry are vowing to protect the…
California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber, despite tariff threat
California homebuilders say they have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber, even if…
Héroux-Devtek gets final green light to be taken private by U.S. firm
LONGUEUIL, Que. — Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it received a final regulatory green light for its…
Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver’s mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the…
Quebec open to rekindled GNL Québec gas facility project amid U.S. tariff threats
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government says it would be open to reviving a liquefied natural…
Automatic donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign
VANCOUVER — When Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka noticed an annual $1,225 donation to BC…
Attrition is the ‘worst way’ to shrink federal public service, says former clerk
OTTAWA — Canada’s federal public service grew by more than 100,000 people over the past…
U.S. not treated well by Canada? ‘Come From Away’ director says that’s a cruel lie
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — U.S. President Donald Trump’s targeting of Canada has left people feeling…
Opposition pounces on Ford over suit alleging ex-staffers involved in rezoning scheme
Opposition leaders accused Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford on Thursday of being partially responsible for…
Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump’s tariff threat – especially in Quebec
OTTAWA — Two new polls suggest Quebecers are feeling pretty good about their relationship with…
Trump’s choice for chief trade negotiator says tariff threat is about fentanyl
WASHINGTON — The man likely to be named the United States’ chief trade negotiator argued…
Gucci announces departure of creative director De Sarno just weeks before next Milan runway show
MILAN (AP) — Gucci announced on Thursday that its creative director of under two years,…
Irv Gotti, music executive who created Murder Inc. Records, dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc.…
Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms
OTTAWA — The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms,…
Irv Gotti, music executive who create Murder Inc. Records, dies at 54
NEW YORK (AP) — Irv Gotti, a music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and…
Judge tells Quebec car dealership to rehire man fired over sexual-assault conviction
MONTREAL — Quebec’s labour tribunal has ordered a car dealership in south-central Quebec to rehire…
Ottawa, provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline: Wilkinson
MONTREAL — Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the…
Liberal leadership candidates make rival defence spending pledges
OTTAWA — Contenders to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader are attempting to one-up each…
B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, says advocate
VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has…
Amid cross-border tariff tussle, Canadian film crews see peril and opportunity
TORONTO — The prospect of a trade war with the United States has some Canadian…
Manitoba government’s Buy Local ad campaign includes spending on social media
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government’s new advertising campaign encouraging people to spend their dollars in…
Flying’s gotten safer – and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fading
NEW YORK (AP) — Summoned from his couch to cover last week’s plane disaster in…
Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, national parks, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA — The Liberal and Conservative leaders both started the third week of the federal…