Most of the tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on countries around the world — including the ones on Canada that he’s threating to bump to 35 per cent — face a crucial legal test on Thursday. Case before federal appeal court includes tariffs on Canada that Trump …
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Russian missile, drone attacks hit Kyiv, killing 8 people and wounding 82
10 children, the youngest a 5-month-old girl, among the injured A woman embraces another woman as she waits for her son to be rescued from under the debris, at the site of an apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters) Russia attacked Ukraine’s …
Read More »Trump orders scaled-back on some copper imports, citing national security
The president’s proclamation imposes a 50 per cent tariff on semi-finished copper products and other products that copper is heavily used to manufacture. The move is essentially a boost to Chile and Peru, two of the world’s largest copper miners. Tariff will apply only to certain copper products. The United …
Read More »Japan, Hawaii and Russia downgrade tsunami warnings after powerful earthquake
No widespread damage so far where strong ocean waves have already washed ashore Massive earthquake near Russia triggers tsunami warnings An 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia caused widespread tsunami warnings as far away as Japan, Hawaii and the B.C. coast. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off …
Read More »By acknowledging ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, Trump sharpens Western pressure on Netanyahu
Donald Trump’s recent acknowledgement of “starvation” in Gaza adds a level of pressure that could only come from Israel’s staunchest ally, and which could help nudge Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to ease the humanitarian crisis. What Israel’s allies — especially the U.S. — do or say is key to …
Read More »Trump is threatening Putin with a tighter ceasefire deadline. Russia is shrugging
Trump has moved up a deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine but has given very few details about how far he is willing to go when it comes to rolling out secondary sanctions. It’s not clear what the U.S. president is prepared to do when his …
Read More »Trump says Putin must end killing in Ukraine within days
‘We just don’t see any progress being made,’ U.S. president says Trump says he’s moving up the deadline he gave Putin over Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump, appearing alongside U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, told reporters he’s going to move up a deadline he put on Russian President …
Read More »Why Trump’s deals with the EU, Japan may not be templates for Canada in trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump’s successive announcements of deals setting baseline tariffs on the European Union and Japan are prompting questions about whether they’re a road map for Canada to follow in trade talks. Canada’s big advantage is its free-trade deal with the U.S. that avoids most tariffs. U.S. President Donald …
Read More »Mass shooting at Manhattan skyscraper leaves 5 dead, including gunman
One of the victims, 36-year-old NYPD officer, immigrated to U.S. from Bangladesh NYPD officers stand at attention for the ambulance transfer of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed during a mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. (Bing Guan/Reuters) A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle killed four people …
Read More »The U.S. economy is thriving in spite of tariffs. Will it last?
What the recent economic resilience tells us about what comes next in the trade war U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, as he arrives at the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16. When the Trump administration launched its trade war, …
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