U.S. President Donald Trump says he will slap a 25 per cent tariff on medium and heavy-duty truck imports, an announcement that comes just a day before he meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Trump made the announcement in a post on his social media platform Truth Social saying the new tariff rate will begin Nov. 1.
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Carney is travelling to Washington on Monday ahead of planned meetings with Trump on Tuesday, where the pair are expected to talk trade and security as an ongoing tariff dispute shows few public signs of progress.
The upcoming Nov. 4 budget will be the first tabled on the new schedule. The typically shorter economic and fiscal updates will now come in the spring, closer to the start of the fiscal year on April 1.
Wagner told dignitaries at the Supreme Court of Canada today that the country's legal community is united in a deep conviction that the rule of law and judicial independence are not abstract concepts.
The City of Surrey proudly wrapped up three days of community events in honour of National Seniors Day, offering opportunities for older adults to connect, celebrate, and engage in healthy active aging.
Six cases of the disease have been found so far, and the government says the Cranbrook area has been at the centre of "a cluster" of chronic wasting disease cases that are threatening the local deer and elk populations.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will host her colleagues from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K., the U.S. and the European Union.