Economy, Law & Politics

WASHINGTON — Key cabinet ministers returned to Washington Tuesday to keep pressing Canada's economic case as a month-long pause on Donald Trump's tariff threat has done little to ease Canada's concerns.

OTTAWA — As U.S.

Michael Harvey: “Inconsistency breeds confusion and a lack of transparency.”

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index posted a small gain Tuesday, while the loonie regained some of its strength against the U.S. dollar, following a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Calm returned to Wall Street, and tech stocks led U.S. indexes broadly higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.

OTTAWA — Insolvencies rose 12.1 per cent last year compared with 2023, with business insolvencies leading the way, up 28.6 per cent.

VICTORIA — Canada's chief justice said he wanted to "bring the Supreme Court closer to Canadians" at a time of increasing misinformation, as he and other justices launched a cross-country tour to mark the court's 150th anniversary.

In 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol seized 21,900 pounds of fentanyl with only 43 pounds coming from the Canadian border and 24 pounds coming from the Blaine and Spokane (B.C.) sectors.

Following a phone conversation Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that U.S. President Donald Trump is pausing threatened 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian goods. Trudeau says he and Trump discussed Canada's $1.