Canada
Canada weighs next moves after initial response to Trump's tariffs
The top three on Global National Wednesday ... Canada weighs next moves after initial response to Trump's tariffs
Canada's federal and provincial governments have issued a flurry of tariff and non-tariff responses after U.S. President Donald Trump launched his trade war. Mackenzie Gray looks at the industry Trump has exempted from tariffs for now; Vice-President JD Vance's contradiction; and the latest measures Canada is taking.
Auto sector says Trump's tariff pause 'doesn't solve anything'
U.S. President Donald Trump has granted Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis a one-month exemption from tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Jeff Semple speaks with people involved in North America's auto sector about the new challenges the industry faces, and what Trump is telling automakers to do.
Trump's desire to expand U.S. territory clear in Congress speech
U.S. President Donald Trump used a portion of his March 4 address to Congress to double down on expanding American territory by acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal. While he didn't mention Canada as part of that, Heather Yourex-West looks at why Trump wants to make his expansionism ideas a reality.
Carney slams Trump, Poilievre and tariffs during Calgary campaign stop
Carney labelled himself as a pragmatic leader ready to combat international trade pressures and domestic economic challenges
‘We are Canadian’: Beer ad guy returns amid patriotic wave
'Joe Canada' (as you may know him) is back with a new video, tapping into the nostalgia of the original as a renewed sense of patriotism sweeps the nation.
Arctic a ‘vulnerable destination’ for foreign adversaries, CSIS warns
Canada's spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an 'attractive, strategic and vulnerable destination' for foreign adversaries.
Victoria Belbin argues she has track record to be Liberal nominee for Cape Spear
Victoria Belbin, the CEO of the Atlantic Canadian Association for Aerospace Defence, is running for the federal Liberal nomination in Cape Spear. This is the third candidate to emerge in the last week for the Liberal nomination in this riding. And I'm told there may be one more.
Obituary: Former MP John Cummins was an activist, teacher and fisher
John Cummins left a safe federal seat to try and revive the provincial Conservatives in 2011.
The Provinces
Ontario fears tariff reprieve for automakers is designed to move jobs to U.S.
Speaking at Queen's Park, Doug Ford said he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were aligned in their demand that tariffs be scrapped, not reduced or delayed.
‘Not going back’: Ford will cancel Starlink-Ontario deal even if tariffs are lifted
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25 per cent tariffs on the vast majority of Canadian imports, sparking a growing trade war between the two neighbouring countries.
Trump’s tariffs have ‘broken trust between our two nations,’ Alberta premier says
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued scathing criticism of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports as she outlined the steps the province in taking to respond.
Crombie says she won't ask any Ontario Liberals to step aside so she can have a seat
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said Wednesday she intends to try again to win a seat in the legislature, but will be leading the party from outside the chamber for the foreseeable future.
City of Barrie removes all U.S. flags from municipal buildings in response to tariffs
In Barrie, the mayor has ordered the removal of all American flags from municipal buildings, including arenas, in response to the tariffs imposed on Canadian imports. *The mayor in question, Alex Nuttall, is a former CPC MP**.
Elsewhere
Does Canada supply electricity to the US? What to know amid tariff wars
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to impose a 25% surcharge on or shut off the electricity the province exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.
France’s Macron to open European nuclear deterrent talks with allies
EU leaders are set to address the issue of nuclear deterrence, among other issues, during a special summit in Brussels on Thursday.
Media
Tom Llamas will succeed Lester Holt as anchor of 'NBC Nightly News'
The son of Cuban immigrants, Llamas, 45, will be the first Latino to anchor a weekday English language broadcast network evening newscast, a role that will make him one of the signature personalities of NBC News.
Science and tech
Latest Turing Award winners again warn of AI dangers
University of Massachusetts researcher Andrew Barto and former DeepMind research scientist Richard Sutton warned that AI companies are not thoroughly testing products before releasing them, likening the development to “building a bridge and testing it by having people use it."
The Calendar
- 0900 ET: Iqaluit - Defence Min Bill Blair speaks about the CAF in the North.
- 0900 ET: Edmundston, NB - LPC MP René Arseneault makes a funding announcement
- 0930 ET: Kanata, ON - PM Trudeau makes an announcement.
- 1000 ET: 135B West Block - Members of the The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Indigenous Caucus speak to reporters.
- 1000 ET: Shippigan, NB - LPC MP Serge Cormier makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: 135B - The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Indigenous Caucus speaks to reporters.
- 1030 ET: Saint-Laurent, QC - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault and LPC MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos make a funding announcement
- 1045 ET: Montreal - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice speak to reporters.
- 1050 ET: Ottawa - Public Safety Min David McGuinty , Official Languages Min Rachel Bendayan, and Justice MIn Arif Virani host the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism
- 1130 ET: Ottawa - Crown-Indigenous Affairs Min Gary Anandasangaree speaks about a court case.
- 1200 ET: Victoria - Health Min Mark Holland makes a funding announcement
- 1200 ET: Truro, NS - LP MP Kody Blois makes a funding announcement
- 1300 ET: Yellowknife - Families and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds makes a funding announcement
- 1315 ET: Hawkesbury, ON - Labour Min Steven MacKinnon speaks about changes to the Canada Student Loan program
- 1330 ET: Montreal - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault makes several funding announcements.
- 1530 ET: Jasper, AB - PrairiesCan Min Terry Duguid makes a funding announcement
- 1600 ET: Ottawa - Public Safety Min David McGuinty , Official Languages Min Rachel Bendayan, and Justice MIn Arif Virani speak to reporters
- 1830 ET: Montreal - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks at the nomination meeting for the BQ EDA in Hochelaga--Rosemont-Est
- 1900 ET: Toronto - CPC MP Don Stewart campaigns in Beaches-East York.
- 2000 ET: Victoria - GPC MP Elizabeth May speaks to a not-for-profit group.
Issued this day ...
… in 2012. Sc 2515 souvenir sheet of 4. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee. Design: Gottschalk+Ash International.
To mark Queen Elizabeth’s 60th year on the throne, Canada Post issued six stamps throughout the year in 2012. Perhaps as a sign of Canada Post’s impoverishment and/or the fact we don’t use stamps much anymore, when Elizabeth hit that record-breaking Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne in 2022, Canada Post issued just one stamp. (Sc 3317). Sigh.
The 2012 Diamond Jubilee series of six stamps featured reproductions of Canadian stamps issued during her reign, one from each decade. Today’s stamp contains a reproduction of Sc 704, issued on Feb 4, 1977.