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Written by Hanna Lee Copy Editor, Digital News
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Good morning. Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting India in a trip that may make history. We'll take a look at why below. We'll also lay out which Trump tariffs are still impacting Canada, and why a new report argues parks are a financial boon for this country.
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- The PWHL returns to the ice tonight after the Olympic break. It comes as hockey fans are calling out the U.S. men's Olympic team for laughing at a remark from U.S. President Donald Trump about the need to also extend an invite to the women's team.
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- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave Loblaw-owned Superstore a $10,000 fine last month for promoting imported food as Canadian. It turns out the offending product was President's Choice-brand broccoli slaw.
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Carney's India trip is all business: An inside look at what the PM has planned
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to India in what's being branded as a potentially history-making trip, possibly melting years of frosty bilateral relations.
What's happening: Canada still wants to do business with India, despite the country's alleged involvement in the murder of Canadian citizen and Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on B.C. soil. And while the RCMP has previously said the Indian government has played a role in "widespread violence" in this country — including homicide and extortion — that "has not continued," a government official told reporters on background yesterday.
What could be next: Officials say Carney's focus is almost totally on business deals and expanding economic ties as part of a trade diversification push. Instead of touring the Taj Mahal, he will take a longer trip to Mumbai, the country's business capital, to meet with Indian companies. He also has the wider goal of a comprehensive economic partnership that could cover almost all goods and services between the two countries. Trade talks have dragged on for some 16 years. This time, both sides say that if all goes well, an agreement could be in hand in less than 12 months.
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Which Trump tariffs affect Canada now?
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After U.S. President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariff barrage, you'd be forgiven for not being able to recall which ones are still hitting Canadian goods. Here's a quick primer.
What's happening: The bulk of Trump's tariffs have been imposed using Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act, which gives the president the power to impose levies to protect American industries on the basis of a national security threat. There are several sectoral tariffs currently active, including on steel and aluminum, passenger vehicles, trucks, auto parts, copper and buses.
What else: Trump recently imposed a new global tariff of 10 per cent, though the majority of Canadian exports to the U.S. are unaffected by it. That's because it doesn't apply to products that comply with the terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), nor to products that separately face Section 232 tariffs.
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Can nature benefit Canada's economy? New report says parks contribute billions in taxes, wages
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Canada’s plan to more than double nature protection is creating thousands of jobs, a new report says.
What's happening: The report, from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, says that conserved and protected areas were responsible for 150,000 jobs in the 2023-24 fiscal year. They also contributed $10.9 billion to Canada's GDP that same period, while the government spent $1.8 billion on those areas. The contribution to GDP rose by about 50 per cent compared to figures from a similar analysis done in 2008.
Why it matters: The study comes amid cuts to federal departments like Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as the Parks Canada agency. Ottawa is turning its attention to shoring up its economy in the face of U.S. threats, but the report argues that conservation should be seen as a financial boon — and not simply just another cost for the government.
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