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Canadian sugar and confectionary companies would be hit particularly hard if U.S. tariffs come into play because most of the industry’s sales go south of the border, experts say. “Sugar and confectionary does stand out as one of those sectors, especially in the short term, that is very reliant on the U.S., and therefore could see big impacts from U.S. tariffs,” said Farm Credit Canada senior economist Amanda Norris.The industry is one of Canada’s most vulnerable agri-food sectors because more than 80 per cent of its sales are to the U.S., according to FCC.Canada and the U.S. are currently in…

As tariffs dominate trade conversations between Canada and the United States, increasing interprovincial trade has been discussed as a way to navigate American threats. But it is not as simple as breaking down barriers between provinces, especially within the craft liquor industry. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “It’s almost like a tariff to where we have to meet certain criteria and the criteria is given to us once we try entering it,” Paul Riben, CEO of Radouga Distilleries, said of…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size When you think of Saskatoon, a rich skateboarding culture may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the city’s only skateboard museum has grown so much since opening its doors in the summer of 2023 that it made the move to a bigger location and reopened to accommodate all its new pieces. “We outgrew the space and we got so many boards and so many people came in and visited us,” said Bruce Tucker, owner of the Totally Rad skate shop and founder of the museum. “There’s been a…

The Liberals are facing questions about their candidate selection process for Ontario’s snap election as the Progressive Conservative campaign continues to unearth past social media comments made by Liberal candidates. On Monday, a social media post surfaced from Viresh Bansal, the Liberal candidate for Oshawa.“You can thank India for cleaning trash people,” he wrote. “Ask your gay friend @JustinTrudeau to do the same.”The message was in response to a social media post about the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which Canada has said was linked to the Indian government.Nijjar was a Canadian citizen, temple president and prominent leader…

Toronto is now in winter snowstorm cleanup mode after getting hit hard this weekend by the third major snowfall in a week. The City of Toronto’s general manager for transportation services, Barbara Gray, said Monday another 25 centimetres of snow fell on top of the 20 cm that fell midweek. About another 10 cm fell the previous Saturday.The major snowstorm condition declared on Wednesday night remains in effect, she added, which means the parking ban is still in place along designated snow routes — including streetcar routes.“If there are streetcars on streetcar tracks, do not park on that street. If…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2025 9:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January rose three per cent compared with December, helped by strength in multi-unit starts in Quebec and B.C. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 239,739 units in January, up from 232,492 in December.The increase came as the annual pace of urban starts also rose three per cent to 220,643 in January compared with 215,052 in December. The…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A baby has been rushed to an Edmonton hospital after being attacked by a dog in Entwistle, Alta., about 80 kilometres west of the capital city. RCMP confirmed that officers were called to an address in Entwistle shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday. An ambulance is seen outside the RCMP detachment in Evansburg on Sunday, after officers responded to the nearby community of Entwistle earlier in the day. Global News When contacted by Global News, Alberta Health Services said in a statement that STARS air ambulance was called in around 7:15 a.m.…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2025 3:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A massive overnight blaze caused significant damage to abandoned school buildings in Halifax’s north end that have been described as a “known hazard” for possible fires. The union representing Halifax firefighters says many of its members were called to the massive structure fire around 2 a.m. Sunday, and the blaze escalated quickly.Brent Williams, a spokesperson for Halifax Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 268, says at the fire’s peak there were 44 firefighters at the scene of the fires…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2025 3:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Coast Guard says the cargo ship MSC Baltic III reported a loss of power then ran aground on the western coast of Newfoundland. All 20 people on board the ship were safely airlifted from the vessel Saturday morning by a Cormorant helicopter. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The Marine Communications and Traffic Services in Port aux Basques,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The members of Kelowna rock band Freeze the Fall are taking risks in their new music video Hypothermia. It took five days to shoot the music video at locations throughout the Okanagan.“It was really cold, obviously,” said base player Aria Becker.“Three days out of five were at the lake where we shot the outside scenes – there were a lot of numb hands, numb feet – but it was all worth it.”The teenagers have been disrupting the airwaves for two years, unleashing hit after hit. The music videos they have released show…