Morning Update: What Canada’s power can be | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Adam Radwanski
Publication Date: April 10, 2025 - 06:36

Morning Update: What Canada’s power can be

April 10, 2025
Good morning. Canada can defend its economic sovereignty but it will need to act fast. More on that below, along with updates from the federal election campaign and tax tips.Today’s headlines
  • Trump announces a 90-day pause on steep global tariffs, but hikes China levy to 125%
  • Canada will not be subject to blanket 10-per-cent U.S. duty on most imports, envoy Kirsten Hillman says
  • Pierre Poilievre vows to use the American “three strikes you’re out” plan for repeat offenders, reviving a failed Harper proposal
  • The Liberal candidate that Mark Carney chose to replace Paul Chiang, who quit the race, is a member of a Beijing-friendly lobby organization


Unpublished Newswire

 
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she does not support the secession of her province from Canada, but “demonizing” the growing number of her constituents who do is not the way forward.On Tuesday, Ms. Smith told a press conference at the provincial legislature that she would support any citizen-led petition that gets the number of signatures required to trigger a referendum, even if it puts forward the question of Alberta’s separation. The day prior, she had given a nearly 20-minute speech about her demands of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new federal government.
May 6, 2025 - 21:49 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
The Southeast District Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation, as police confirm they are treating Walsh's death as suspicious.
May 6, 2025 - 21:41 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza.Those receiving non-renewal or termination notices Tuesday represent about 20% of the employees funded in some manner by the terminated federal grants, the university said in a statement Tuesday.
May 6, 2025 - 21:14 | Philip Marcelo | The Globe and Mail