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Key questions ahead of Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods

Key questions ahead of Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods

TORONTO — U.S. President Donald Trump is going to hit Canadian goods with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy, according to provincial government sources.
Denis Coderre's candidacy for Quebec Liberal Party leadership in limbo

Denis Coderre's candidacy for Quebec Liberal Party leadership in limbo

QUEBEC CITY — Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has still not submitted all the documents required to certify his candidacy in the Quebec Liberal Party leadership race, according to an anonymous source within the party.
Driver in his 20s dead after car crash southeast of Quebec City

Driver in his 20s dead after car crash southeast of Quebec City

MONTREAL — A man in his 20s has died after a car crash in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec Friday night. Quebec provincial police say they received a call around 9 p.m. Friday about the crash in Beauceville, Que.
'Metabolic knife edge': Study offers insight into hummingbirds' hibernation-like rest

'Metabolic knife edge': Study offers insight into hummingbirds' hibernation-like rest

Hummingbirds sometimes enter a short-term hibernation of sorts, slowing their respiratory, heart and metabolic rates for several hours at a time to a point where some birds have been mistaken for dead.
Here's the latest as Trump's tariff deadline looms

Here's the latest as Trump's tariff deadline looms

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods on Saturday.
Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull

Judge grants temporary reprieve to hundreds of B.C. ostriches facing avian flu cull

TORONTO — A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to about 400 ostriches that were facing a deadline on Saturday for them to be killed at a British Columbia farm hit by an outbreak of avian flu.
B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms

B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms

VICTORIA — As economists met British Columbia's Finance Minister Brenda Bailey around a Vancouver hotel conference table and online on Friday, one announced news fresh to hand, sending a ripple through the group as they discussed the fate of the prov
Trump says Canada facing 25 per cent tariff but oil might get a 10 per cent levy

Trump says Canada facing 25 per cent tariff but oil might get a 10 per cent levy

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering a lower tariff on Canadian oil as the White House confirmed he is going forward with 25 per cent levies on imports from Canada on Saturday.
Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death

Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death

MONTREAL — The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner's report released this week.
Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

Montreal backtracks and allows English book club in library, says French laws unclear

MONTREAL — Days after a local Montreal library refused to offer space for an English-language book club, the City of Montreal has backtracked and asked the Quebec government for more guidance in applying the province's language laws.