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MONTREAL — Trucking companies have begun to halt shipments, mull layoffs and scramble for new routes as tariffs — and their on-again, off-again implementation — wreak havoc on cross-border trade. The lead-up to U.S.

TORONTO — Ontario will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans starting Monday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday.

MONTREAL — Two people accused of being part of a human smuggling operation tied to the drownings of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River are one step closer to being extradited to the United States.

VANCOUVER — The dozens of Kentucky bourbons listed on the BC Liquor Stores website range from a two-ounce bottle of Maker's Mark, priced at $5.29, to a $2,400 bottle of Woodford Reserve, aged in cognac barrels and presented in a crystal decanter.

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OTTAWA — A proposed class action lawsuit against those who allegedly organized and funded the "Freedom Convoy" protests cleared another hurdle on Thursday when the Ontario Court of Appeal refused to dismiss the case.

TORONTO — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring has been added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives. The U.S.

OTTAWA — A crowd of survivors of so-called "Indian hospitals" gathered on Parliament Hill Thursday to hear the federal government say what they've been waiting years to hear: We believe you.

OTTAWA — The federal government will build northern military operational support hubs in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Inuvik, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday, while promising there will be more to come as Ottawa ramps up its military foot

WINNIPEG — The interim leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives apologized Wednesday to the families of two slain First Nations women after refusing to search a landfill for their remains and touting the decision in a provincial election campai