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When the federal government seizes control of a city’s police force, the reverberations echo far beyond the city limits. Donald Trump’s bold move in Washington DC has set off a battle not just for law and order, but for the national narrative itself — and at the heart of it all, critics say, lies an […]
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Steel nerves and quiet words marked Monday’s diplomacy, as the lines between principle and pragmatism blurred in the shadow of Ukraine’s war. The cost of compromise, some argue, is measured in lives and lines on a map. Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, took to the phones this week, reaching out to both Ukrainian President Volodymyr
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Calls for a trimmer federal bureaucracy are gathering steam across Canada, with a new poll showing a clear majority favouring cuts to both personnel and spending in Ottawa’s corridors of power. According to recent findings from Leger, 54 per cent of Canadians want the federal public service reduced, marking a shift in public mood that
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Trenton’s loading docks once buzzed with the certainty of steady shipments to the United States, but tariffs have made every crate a gamble. At first glance, the numbers sound reassuring: Prime Minister Mark Carney cites 85 per cent of Canada’s trade with its southern neighbour as “tariff-free.” The reality, though, is stitched together with caveats
Tariffs Cloud Canada-U.S. Trade Even as CUSMA Stands Read More »
When the Girl Guides of Canada announced the suspension of all travel to the United States, the ripple spread beyond a handful of postponed excursions—signalling a profound unease at the border for youth groups rooted in inclusion and safety. The Girl Guides’ decision, effective September 1, arrived after what the organization described as “careful consideration.”
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The quiet removal of a placard in a Washington museum might seem a trivial act—just another shifting detail in the vast tapestry of history. But for Canadians, tracking these small moments across the border is not a matter of idle curiosity. It’s a front-row seat to the subtle, sometimes invisible, ways authoritarian tactics shape collective
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Fifteen years ago, a Barrie steelworker could trust the rhythm of cross-border trade to put food on the table. Today, sudden tariffs from the United States threaten to snap that stability, leaving residents uncertain about the future of their town’s exports and jobs. U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order sets a 35% tariff on
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As the morning sun traced the lakes of Muskoka, the premiers of Canada assembled not just to debate trade or tariffs, but to begin with voices often left at the margins: Indigenous leaders. The decision to open three days of high-stakes talks with these groups marked a deliberate, and long overdue, gesture towards putting Indigenous
Public safety in focus as premiers meet Indigenous groups in Muskoka Read More »
Threats of sweeping tariffs have forced Canada’s premiers into an unusual position: negotiating not only with a foreign power, but among themselves, to preserve the nation’s economic footing. This week’s summit in Muskoka, Ontario, is no ordinary gathering. The shadow of President Donald Trump’s proposed thirty-five percent tariffs looms large, with Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada’s Economic Future Hangs on Muskoka’s Summit Decisions Read More »
Plans for new housing and medical centres along Bayfield Street have become the latest battleground in the contest over municipal boundaries between Barrie and Springwater. A single council decision has shifted the trajectory of regional growth—and put annexation squarely on the agenda. When Springwater Township council withdrew support for the minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) linked
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