Politics

OTTAWA — To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl.

BEIJING (AP) — China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's minister of post-secondary education, training and labour says she has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. In a social media post, Alyson Townsend says she was diagnosed after a series of tests last weekend at the Dr.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault welcomed news that Canada would not be hit with United States tariffs for another month, but he said Monday that uncertainty continues to hang over the economy like a "dagger over our heads.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay the implementation of tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S. leaves businesses, workers, and families in the lurch.

VANCOUVER — Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his association with U.S.

Here's where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Tuesday, Feb. 4: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Ottawa: Ford will make an announcement at 11:45 a.m. in Ottawa. He will also visit workers at SMART Local 47.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to seek more money for public schools and public transit when he delivers his third budget proposal to lawmakers Tuesday.