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The measure comes as Canada imposes $20bn in retaliatory tariffs and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vows to reduce his country’s economic dependence on the USThe US is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates.The ban will take effect in three weeks and comes after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20bn in US imports earlier Tuesday. Continue reading...

Kalie McCrystal was hoping to break record in AlpsAthlete was last seen on Tuesday afternoonCanadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during preparations for a record attempt in the Alps.McCrystal, from Squamish in British Columbia, was on a “reconnaissance/training session” in the run-up to her attempt at ascending and descending the 14,692 ft (4,478m) Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border. Continue reading...

• Global market traders are monitoring upcoming U.S. payrolls data to predict the Federal Reserve's next move on interest rates. • Market participants currently estimate a nearly 50-per-cent chance of a rate change following comments from Fed governor Christopher Waller. • These employment figures will directly influence borrowing costs and investment returns for Canadian investors.

• North American markets rallied and Wall Street futures trended positive as a global bond selloff eased. • Major markets closed up yesterday as investors shifted focus toward upcoming U.S. economic data. • Market volatility depends on these economic indicators, which will signal the Federal Reserve's next policy moves regarding interest rates.

US defense secretary faced backlash for attempting to mock Canada’s armed forces amid trade warA social media post by Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, body-shaming female members of a Canadian youth development program remained online on Wednesday despite a furious backlash on both sides of the border.On Monday night Hegseth posted on X a photograph of two people in uniform with a Canadian flag and the caption “this is real”, an apparent attempt at mocking the country’s armed forces amid the Trump administration’s trade spat with its northern neighbor. Continue reading...

• Global markets showed mixed results on Thursday morning as strong sales growth forecasts from Nvidia drove technology shares higher. • While the tech-heavy Nasdaq surged, other trading sectors were dampened by geopolitical uncertainty and stubbornly high U.S. inflation data. • This volatility highlights the ongoing tension between AI-driven growth and macroeconomic pressures affecting broader investor sentiment.

• Canada and the United States are engaged in a prolonged trade dispute over whether American streaming giants, such as Netflix and Disney Plus, must pay for and promote Canadian content. • While the conflict often centers on dairy and natural resources, this specific issue focuses on the protection and funding of Canadian cultural products on digital platforms. • Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, notes a contradiction in the government's stance, as they have backed down on payment requirements despite claiming Canadian culture is non-negotiable.