Newhook’s OT winner lifts Canadiens past Sabres 3-2 in Game 7
Alex Newhook scores at 11:22 of overtime for his second Game 7 series-clincher of the playoffs; Montreal advances to face Carolina in the East final.
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29 rankedSabres rally past Canadiens 8-3 in Game 6 to force Game 7
Dahlin’s five-point night and seven unanswered goals erase a 3-1 deficit in Montreal; series tied 3-3 ahead of Monday in Buffalo.
Canada and U.S. meet again with 50% tariffs three days out; provinces dig in
Aug. 16 talks continued in Washington as Canadian sources told CBC a deal may fail if provinces won’t lift U.S. alcohol bans without sectoral relief; Global News noted the Wednesday tariff clock.
Canada and U.S. aim to pitch Trump a trade path before Aug. 19 50% tariffs
On Aug. 11 Canada–U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met USTR Jamieson Greer in Washington for a third time in three weeks; CBC reported both sides hoped to present Trump a joint path before the Aug. 19 50% tariff deadline.
Canada weighs interim U.S. trade concessions ahead of Aug. 19 50% tariffs
On Aug. 10 reporting said Ottawa was weighing alcohol-shelf, counter-tariff, and dairy/procurement concessions in an interim package with Washington as negotiators raced to head off Trump’s threatened Aug. 19 50% tariffs on a slice of Canad
Canada races for interim U.S. deal before Aug. 19 50% tariff clock
On Aug. 9 reporting said Ottawa’s LeBlanc–Charette team was racing toward an interim package with USTR Greer—232 relief vs. alcohol, dairy, and counter-tariff moves—before Trump’s threatened Aug. 19 50% tariffs on a slice of Canadian goods.
Canada floats concessions for interim U.S. deal ahead of Aug. 19 tariff clock
Weekend reporting on Aug. 8 said Ottawa was discussing alcohol, dairy-quota, and auto counter-tariff concessions with USTR Greer in exchange for Section 232 relief—and to blunt Trump’s threatened Aug. 19 50% tariffs—while Carney insisted on
Canada prepares alcohol, dairy and auto concessions for interim U.S. tariff relief
On Aug. 7 sources said Ottawa was preparing to meet U.S. demands on provincial alcohol bans, dairy-quota allocation and auto counter-tariffs in exchange for relief from Trump’s threatened Aug. 19 50% levies and Section 232 steel and aluminu
Carney rejects narrow U.S. trade deal as LeBlanc meets Greer in Washington
On Aug. 6 Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada wants a comprehensive deal covering autos, steel, aluminum and forest products—not a narrow interim—while Dominic LeBlanc and Janice Charette held a 90-minute constructive meeting with USTR J
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Watch: Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Mark Carney rejects attempt to rename lake as did s
Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University, said Trump’s claim that the U.S. doesn't need Canada is “absolutely false,” citing U.S. reliance on Canadian oil and natural gas and deeply integrated industries such as aut
Dozens of US and Canadian citizens missing after flash flooding in Nepal
More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33 Britons Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border – latest updates More than 400 travellers are said to be missing after flood on Tibet border, including 33
‘Captain Canada’ firebrand unloads on Trump with profane one-liner as trade war escalates
Carney, who was elected into office last week, is expected to meet with President Trump to discuss trade and the recent tariffs imposed on Canada. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/ ) (Anna Moneymaker/ ) He claimed Canada imposes tariffs of 400% or
Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Procter & Gamble, the owner of Charmin toilet paper, said last year that it would have to increase prices amid tariffs that were in place at the time. On Monday, Ford said that Canada should consider harsher measures and warned that Ontario
Canada announces tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion in U.S. goods
Canada said it will impose tariffs of 15%, 25%, and 50% on products targeted by the U.S. "While the value of goods covered by these reciprocal tariff measures is only a fraction of the annual bilateral trade in goods between the two countri
Trump threatens to change Lake Ontario's name as trade war with Canada heats up
"The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America," Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning, claiming the U.S. doesn't expect to be "doing much business with Ontario any
Canada hits back at the U.S. with tariffs as the countries' trade fight escalates
"This is an unprecedented challenge imposed on Canada, but Canada will meet the moment," Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday.
Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
"This is an unprecedented challenge imposed on Canada, but Canada will meet the moment," Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Champagne said Canada's pl
Carney: Canada will hit U.S. steel, dairy, electronics from Sept. 8
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday Canada will match U.S. 50% tariffs dollar for dollar starting Sept. 8, targeting steel, dairy, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.
Carney calls U.S. tariffs a trade ‘war’; Canada details Sept. 8 retaliation
After 50% U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was attacked in a trade war and outlined dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Sept. 8.
Iceland heads to the polls in knife-edge vote on restarting EU talks
The election comes 13 years after Iceland, under a Eurosceptic government, paused the last EU accession talks, believing the country would fare better outside the bloc. Frostadottir has said a “yes” vote would see the nation “enter negotiat
Why wildcards abound for Venus Williams
"I think it's good for tennis to have these generational icons," said Karl Hale, the tournament director who offered Williams a wildcard for this month's WTA 1000 event in Toronto. "The wildcards always play first-round matches, and with th
'A generational icon'
"I think it's good for tennis to have these generational icons," said Karl Hale, the tournament director who offered Williams a wildcard for this month's WTA 1000 event in Toronto. "The wildcards always play first-round matches, and with th
Trump pauses Canada 50% tariffs three days as negotiators race to finalize a deal
Hours before a scheduled Aug. 19 start, Trump paused 50% tariffs on about $20B of Canadian goods for three days, saying a deal is subject to final documents.
Trump pauses Canada 50% tariffs hours before deadline after last-minute talks
Late Aug. 18 Trump announced a three-day pause on 50% tariffs on about $20B of Canadian goods, saying a deal is subject to final documents; Carney noted substantial progress remaining.
Canada scrambles in Washington as 50% U.S. tariff deadline nears
On Aug. 17 Canadian officials described delicate, intense talks in Washington ahead of threatened 50% tariffs on about $20B of goods set for midweek; CBC reported an impasse that week.
Canada rejects latest U.S. tariff offer with Aug. 19 50% duties one week out
On Aug. 12 CBC and Reuters reported Canadian officials were unsatisfied with a new U.S. proposal that would lower some sectoral tariffs but not enough, as daily talks continued ahead of Trump’s threatened Aug. 19 50% levy on Canadian goods.
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors
Lots of new companies and (other) industries coming into the (defense) industry, getting involved,” said Wuxly founder and CEO James Yurichuk. “The scale of investment that is involved is quite significant by Canadian standards, certainly i
trade representative Jamieson Greer says that the United States will not renew the USMCA trade agreement signed during president Donald Trump 's first term .
The move, which the administration had telegraphed for several months, nonetheless represented a stark reversal for President Donald Trump, who negotiated and signed the USMCA deal in 2018 after he pulled out of the North American Free Trad