Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said.
Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario, which is by far the most populated, took action this week in retaliation for US tariffs on Canadian goods.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), one of the largest buyers of alcohol in the world, removed US-made alcoholic drinks from its shelves on Tuesday.
Canada could take part in Ukraine peacekeeping with ‘security guarantees’ from U.S., defence minister says
OTTAWA — Canada is willing to participate in an as-yet undefined peacekeeping operation in Ukraine if a deal to stop the fighting with Russia is reached, Defence Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday.
Blair stressed that he would want “security guarantees” from the United States, but that Canada is ready to play a role in what United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently dubbed a “coalition of the willing” to defend Ukraine and preserve peace if the ongoing war with Russia stops.
King Charles’s role as Defender of the Faith has been called into question after an “Islamic call to prayer” was held at Windsor Castle.
The royal residence opened its doors for the first open Iftar in the State Apartments’ 1,000-year history.
I want nothing to do with this failed King.
OTTAWA — Despite Canada facing a devastating trade war with the potential to wreak billions in economic losses, taking April’s carbon tax increase off the table doesn’t seem to be on the Trudeau Liberals’ radar.
The US is holding talks with Hamas over the hostages held in Gaza, the White House has confirmed.
Washington has until now avoided direct engagement with the group, and there is a longstanding US policy against having direct contact with entities it lists as terrorist organisations.
The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing that Israel had been consulted prior to the talks.
For a Harvard and Oxford University graduate, Mark Carney has done some head-shakingly dumb things lately.
The lust for power may have scrambled his brain, or it could be that as he morphs into a Liberal politician he has adopted some of the worst tropes associated with those who seek elected office: a casual relationship with the truth, embellishing achievements and a reliance on non-existent facts.
Black Lives Matter Plaza, a two-block stretch at Washington that features the phrase painted in 48-foot-high letters across the asphalt, is set to get a new look— and not purely by choice.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed the mural will be painted over and the area renamed, with students and local artists stepping in to create new murals as part of the city’s America250 initiative.
For those wanting more information on the stranded astronauts story, Elon Musk talked about it all on Joe Rogan https://t.co/3nMT37RQpj
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 5, 2025
h/t Hermes, Mauser and XC
The Justin Trudeau era is ending, after nine-and-a-half years as prime minister. His exit coincides with the onset of a trade crisis with the United States. Trudeau leaves behind a stagnant Canadian economy crippled by dwindling productivity, a long stretch of weak business investment, and waning global competitiveness. These are problems Trudeau chose to ignore throughout his tenure. His successors will not have that luxury.
It has been described as “one of the most historic paradigm shifts in Germany’s post-war history”.
Friedrich Merz, the incoming German chancellor, announced on Tuesday evening a €500 billion (£414 billion) special fund for German infrastructure and an end to strict borrowing limits on defence spending.
Mr Merz said: “I want to make it very clear: in view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent, the following must now also apply to our defense: ‘whatever it takes’.”
The significance of these reforms cannot be overstated.
Canadians overwhelmingly support retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs and most think “negatively” about the U.S. president, a new poll suggests.
The Pollara Strategic Insights survey, conducted before Trump’s levies took effect Tuesday, found only 14 per cent feel positively about him while 76 per cent have negative feelings with the rest undecided.
There is an air of desperation to these Star pieces.
NDP MP Niki Ashton is raising questions about Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s trickery and conflicts of interest, the first of her party to do so.
Leftists party members and media alike have widely favoured the un-elected Carney as the frontrunner of Sunday’s leadership contest — the winner of which will become Canada’s next prime minister.
Donald Trump has temporarily spared carmakers from sweeping US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, one day after an economic strike on the US’s two biggest trading partners sparked warnings of widespread price increases and disruption.
The US president extended his aggressive trade strategy at midnight on Tuesday by targeting the country’s two closest neighbors with duties of 25%.
US retail giants predicted that prices were “highly likely” to start rising on store shelves almost immediately, raising questions about Trump’s promises to “make America affordable again” after years of heightened inflation.
“We are going to give a one month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, referring to the trade deal Trump negotiated with Canada and Mexico in his first term https://t.co/F2HuWeUQsN pic.twitter.com/qwaL8FfGnF
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) March 5, 2025
Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are now in effect after these countries failed to adequately stem the flow of illegal immigrants and deadly fentanyl in the United States despite President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to give them time to act. Never mind that Trump is the first president in decades to care about American safety and sovereignty because the same voices who stayed silent when the Biden administration’s inflation devastated Americans are now claiming tariffs will drive up costs and therefore Trump shouldn’t implement them.
But Americans should not be gaslit into having to choose between our sovereignty or low prices.
State officials trumpet $1 billion in marijuana sales while downplaying health risks, surging youth use, and meager tax revenues.
Albany’s celebration of $1 billion in commercial marijuana sales earlier this year must have been music to Big Pot’s ears. “Let us celebrate the individuals, businesses, and communities in cannabis who drive our state’s economic engine,” exulted Felicia A. B. Reid, acting executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management.
No one would expect state health commissioner James McDonald to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with, say, Altria or Philip Morris USA to celebrate the sale of tobacco products. But here was Reid, backing drugs known to cause addiction, IQ loss, psychosis, and schizophrenia, especially in young people.
