Business leaders, farmers in Ontario say next PM needs to act quickly amid Trump threats
January 8, 2025
Representatives for Ontario farmers and businesses say Canada's next leader needs to take quick action and prioritize the economy in the face of tariff threats by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Reflecting on nearly a decade of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tenure, they say his policies have brought both boons and challenges to their sectors.
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A Mexican man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for assisting in the smuggling of more than 100 migrants who made their way into the United States from Canada.In a statement Friday, U.S. law-enforcement officials said Luis Fernando Barragan-Palacios netted $500,000 through his role in a cross-border smuggling ring in less than five months in late 2023 and early 2024. He was arrested following a car chase near the Canadian border in a Vermont community one year ago.
January 10, 2025 - 20:52 | Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
Whoever emerges from the upcoming Liberal leadership race will face a formidable Conservative challenger with a populist message and deep connections to Alberta. And this battle for the nation’s top political post has a distinctly Western Canadian flavour, with three major figures tied to the region.
January 10, 2025 - 20:40 | | CBC News - Canada
One of the men who became “the voice of the protest” at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing in early 2022 has been sentenced to four months in jail for mischief over his involvement in the two-week highway blockade.Marco Van Huigenbos, 35, was sentenced on Friday to 120 days in jail, after a day-long sentencing hearing at Court of King’s Bench in Lethbridge. Co-accused George Janzen was sentenced to 90 days, to be served as a conditional sentence in the community.
January 10, 2025 - 20:31 | Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail
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