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Quebec outlines tariff response focused more on financial aid, less on retaliation

Quebec outlines tariff response focused more on financial aid, less on retaliation

MONTREAL — Promising to protect Quebecers against the "unjustified attack" of the Trump administration, Premier François Legault announced a response to the trade war focused largely on helping Quebec companies weather the storm, and less on retaliat
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Canadian recession looms this year if U.S. tariffs stay in place: economists

Canadian recession looms this year if U.S. tariffs stay in place: economists

TORONTO — Economists say Canada is poised to plunge into a recession this year if U.S. tariffs that took effect Tuesday remain in place.
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Canada and U.S. stock markets fall for a second day after trade war launched

Canada and U.S. stock markets fall for a second day after trade war launched

TORONTO — North American stock markets closed out a volatile trading day with broad losses as the U.S. imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, triggering a continental trade war. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 429.
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The trade war is on between Canada and the U.S. Here's what you need to know

The trade war is on between Canada and the U.S. Here's what you need to know

TORONTO — A trade war between Canada and its largest trading partner has begun, with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump now in effect and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responding with a package of retaliatory tariffs.
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Ottawa pauses preventive health task force amid review over breast cancer screening recommendations

Ottawa pauses preventive health task force amid review over breast cancer screening recommendations

TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced Tuesday he is temporarily suspending the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommending routine breast cancer screening for women unde
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U.S. tariffs set to slow pace of homebuilding in Canada: CHBA

U.S. tariffs set to slow pace of homebuilding in Canada: CHBA

OTTAWA — Canada's building industry is warning that a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction. Canadian Home Builders' Association CEO Kevin Lee said in Ottawa on Tuesday that the U.S.
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As Trump's trade war begins, his team links his tariff agenda to drug trafficking

As Trump's trade war begins, his team links his tariff agenda to drug trafficking

WASHINGTON — As market turbulence rattled some Washington lawmakers, U.S. President Donald Trump's closest advisers fanned out to TV news programs Tuesday to claim a link between economywide tariffs on Canada and Mexico and fentanyl trafficking.
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A closer look at Canadian efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security

A closer look at Canadian efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security

OTTAWA — The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the U.S.
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Minister says he hopes Métis boarding school settlement will help the community heal

Minister says he hopes Métis boarding school settlement will help the community heal

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Tuesday he hopes a federal settlement with Métis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal.
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Joly says Ukraine needs a security guarantee after Trump-Zelenskyy fight

Joly says Ukraine needs a security guarantee after Trump-Zelenskyy fight

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday there's a good chance that Russia could re-invade Ukraine if there are no security guarantees in a peace deal. Her comments came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S.
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