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'It's time to talk': Carney rules out hitting the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs

October 16 , 2025 at 12:35:05 p.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government is not considering hitting American goods with more retaliatory tariffs, even as the trade war rages on, because there are signs that the bilateral talks on relief are headed in the right direction.

Poilievre blasts 'despicable' RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau

October 16 , 2025 at 12:05:14 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP's independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force's leadership "despicable" and accused it of covering up for the Liberal government and former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Carney says legislation to toughen sentences, make bail harder coming next week

October 16 , 2025 at 12:44:32 p.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce legislation next week to crack down on crime by introducing harsher sentencing and making bail much harder to get.

IMF head says Canada has fiscal wiggle room as larger deficit looms

October 16 , 2025 at 02:57:24 p.m. EDT • :

The head of the International Monetary Fund says Canada is in one of the better fiscal positions among G7 nations — even though the Liberal government is set to run a higher deficit this year.

Think F-35 fighter jets are all-American? Canada actually plays a major role in production

October 16 , 2025 at 12:13:19 p.m. EDT • :

Rising trade tensions with the U.S., along with questions about Canada's sovereignty, initiated a review of the purchase of F-35 fighter jets. For the time being, Canada has contractually committed to buying 16 F-35s, with the option to purchase up to 88.