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Quebec asks liquor board to stop selling U.S. alcohol Tuesday after tariffs

Quebec asks liquor board to stop selling U.S. alcohol Tuesday after tariffs

MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister says he has asked the province's liquor board to pull all U.S. products off its shelves by Tuesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian goods.
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Business groups on both sides are sounding the alarm over Trump's incoming tariffs

Business groups on both sides are sounding the alarm over Trump's incoming tariffs

EDMONTON — Business associations on both sides of the border are sounding the alarm over the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's incoming tariffs on the North American economy.
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‘Not in my backyard’ pushback blocking much-needed affordable housing, experts say

‘Not in my backyard’ pushback blocking much-needed affordable housing, experts say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Concerns over a lack of parking that led councillors in St. John's, N.L., to axe a proposal for affordable housing last week are part of a larger trend that is halting much-needed development across the country, experts say.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Tariffs Canadian businesses face a new reality this week with the impending tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the United States starting Tuesday.
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Big ambition, big competition: U.S. fast food chains flock to crowded Canadian market

Big ambition, big competition: U.S. fast food chains flock to crowded Canadian market

TORONTO — Competition has loomed over Jersey Mike’s push into Canada from the start. The U.S. sandwich chain revealed its Canadian ambitions just over a year ago on the same day as rival Jimmy John’s.
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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond

Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country's North American neighbors as a trad
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'No victory dances' in Alberta's oil and gas sector, but relief over lower tariffs

'No victory dances' in Alberta's oil and gas sector, but relief over lower tariffs

EDMONTON — With U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods set to begin Tuesday, business groups say even the reduced tariff on Canadian energy will damage economies on both sides of the border. U.S.
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Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings

Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S.
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Recovery crews return to the Potomac debris after the deadly

Recovery crews return to the Potomac debris after the deadly

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Recovery crews and divers searched the Potomac River for remains and cleared wreckage Saturday from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , Rohit Chopra , in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
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