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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that the U.S. economy is losing out on “tens of billions of dollars” as Canadians continue to boycott the country amid a trade war. Ford made the comment during an interview with CNN on Thursday morning. “The Americans are losing out on tens of billions of dollars no matter if it is going down to...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that the possibility of an early federal election has “come up” in conversations with Prime Minister Mark Carney and his fellow premiers but he is downplaying its significance. Ford made the comment to reporters at Queen’s Park on Tuesday. His response comes in the wake of a report in the Globe and Mail which, citing...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that U.S. President Donald Trump “remains relentless in his campaign to create a more unstable, unsafe and uncertain world.” Ford made the comment during a news conference alongside auto sector leaders at Queen’s Park on Wednesday morning. The comment comes after Trump delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he reiterated...
A Toronto man has been charged by the RCMP following an investigation into alleged terrorism-related offences linked to ISIS. The alleged offences occurred between June 17 and Aug. 17 of this year. The suspect, 27-year-old Toronto resident Waleed Khan, was taken into custody by the RCMP on Nov. 26. Khan is also among three people charged in connection with a...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is once again floating the idea of introducing legislation that would force companies to place a flag of origin on their products as he takes aim at Campbell’s for ‘misleading people’ with some of its soup labels. Ford brought up the matter during an unrelated news conference in Pickering on Thursday, where he mused about legislation...
Premier Doug Ford delivered an unprompted “rant” against “weak-kneed judges” and a “broken” bail system on Tuesday after learning that all but one suspect charged in connection with a nearly $50 million drug bust in Peel Region have already been released from custody. Peel Regional Police held a news conference last week to announce nine arrests in connection with what...
General Motors says that it plans to hire an unspecified number of temporary employees at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant in the wake of a U.S. tariff on imported vehicles that took effect this week. The assembly plant in Fort Wayne manufactures the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. The Silverado is currently the only vehicle produced at...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that U.S. trade representatives indicated behind closed doors that they are planning to slap a “global tariff” on trading partners as of April 2, creating a need for Canada to shift its focus to making sure it is “first in line for exemptions.” Ford made the comment to reporters at Queen’s Park on Tuesday as...
Premier Doug Ford is proposing a closer relationship with the U.S. when it comes to critical minerals while at the same time boasting that the province won’t “roll over” should president-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threatened tariffs upon taking office next week. Ford made the comment during a news conference at the Royal Ontario Museum on Monday where...
Doug Ford is standing behind his threat to stop providing the U.S. with electricity in response to president-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs, even as several other premiers publicly distance themselves from the stance.
The LCBO strike appears to be back on just hours after a tentative agreement was announced. The LCBO announced the agreement with the workers earlier on Friday afternoon, noting that it would allow stores to reopen as early as Tuesday. But during a press conference later on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the union said that the province was refusing...