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BREAKING: The Trump administration and DOGE are proposing cutting the IRS workforce by nearly 20% starting a month after Tax Day

Ayo Edebiri says she got death threats because of Elon Musk

BREAKING: Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies

Markets slide and the S&P enters correction territory as President Trump threatens new tariffs on the European Union: cnn.it/4263fvW

Canada won’t drop tariffs on Chinese EVs, despite trade war with U.S.: minister

China is taking issue with Trump's move to link tariffs to fentanyl

'Get ready for a wild ride': Weather Network issues Canada's spring forecast

Many Canadians aren't just cancelling trips to the U.S. in the wake of the trade war and threats of annexation — they're rebooking their vacations within Canada.

Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff

Two months ago, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon defended President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with a curt message: “Get over it.” But with stock markets lower and cracks appearing to form in the US economy, Dimon himself might not be over it.

The RCMP said the men — a 36-year-old New York state resident and a 35-year-old New Jersey man — allegedly organized the entry of more than 50 migrants into Canada by bus. globalnews.ca/news/1107828...

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the new counter-tariffs will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on March 13. globalnews.ca/news/1107797...

Canada announces $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs following President Trump's latest 25% levy on all steel and aluminum imported into the US cnn.it/421AoJi

BREAKING: European Union retaliates against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs with countermeasures on up to $28 billion worth of American goods exports

Former senior Canadian intelligence officials say Canada needs to be on the lookout for campaigns aimed at destabilizing the country amid Donald Trump's escalating 51st state threats. They say those attempts would likely come on social media, such as X.

The EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states

Canada to announce $29.8 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S., official tells Reuters

ANALYSIS: Evidence of Americans' souring mood is everywhere you look. Even in the place you look for evidence: Google. An unprecedented number of Americans are now googling the word "tariff," an issue of minimal interest to them during last year's presidential election.

#BREAKING Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum now in place

President Trump has reversed his threat of 50% tariffs on key Canadian metals after Ontario rescinded an electricity exports surcharge on three US states. Read more: cnn.it/3DC8eeD

US stocks dropped again Tuesday after President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to levy a new round of hefty tariffs on Canada.

According to the Aluminum Association of Canada, the U.S. relies on Canada for 75 per cent of its imported primary aluminum. globalnews.ca/news/1107604...

#BREAKING: Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum in retaliation for Ontario energy surcharge

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has instructed his commerce secretary to put an additional 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminum coming into the U.S. from Canada starting tomorrow, bringing the total tariff on those products to 50 per cent.

Two recent plane crashes have stoked worries among flyers and prompted some to pull back on air travel plans, according to two of the airlines that had those crashes.

Trump turns up the heat on trade war, doubling tariffs and vowing to kill auto sector. Live updates here.

If you’ve ever been fooled by oversimplified or misleading claims online, there is more that you can do to protect yourself, a new study finds. Misinformation training can be an effective tool for helping people identify and reject fake news in as little as one month.

Musk has ramped up his visibility in politics and government, leading the new Department of Government Efficiency in what fans call efforts to curtail government fraud and critics call an unelected takeover and slash-and-burn. Meanwhile, his companies have struggled. cnn.it/3DGnsz5

@bsky.app CEO @jay.bsky.team details how the platform utilizes open networks to allow users to craft their own social media experience while maintaining their personal privacy.

Trump’s ‘America First’ policies targeting South Korea, says acting president

Japan’s trade minister fails to win tariff exemption assurance from U.S.

Tesla’s stock defied gravity for years. Is Elon Musk’s EV party over?

Eby added that if U.S. President Donald Trump is so interested in Canadian water then B.C. is going to help him out by letting him “keep his watery beer.” globalnews.ca/news/1107462...

One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ? They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses. That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue. The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff

Ontario is imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on all U.S.-bound electricity as part of its retaliatory measures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods.