Politics

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: 小蓝视频 premier

British Columbia's premier said Thursday he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how tariffs could devastate the province's softwood lumber sector.

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Yukon targets Elon Musk's companies in response to U.S. tariffs

The Yukon government says it's ending rebates for all Tesla products, as it targets companies associated with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is also a senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump.

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The Latest: Trump鈥檚 new tariffs lead to the biggest Dow wipeout since 2020

Financial markets around the world were reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump鈥檚 latest and most severe volley of tariffs , and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

OTTAWA 鈥� Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with matching levies on vehicles imported from the United States.

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Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology

A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to stop the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing it.

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New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas announces bid to succeed fellow Democrat in US Senate

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) 鈥� Four-term Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire announced his bid Thursday to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen , a fellow Democrat, next year.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip the Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the city鈥檚 Democratic primary on Thursday and said he would instead run for reelection as an independent, a move intended to buy him time to save a campaign deeply wounded by a bribery scandal and liberal

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K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices .

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Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods. What he's actually imposing is based on far more complicated math.

Apr 3, 2025 3:10 PM Read more >

Trump says Musk will probably leave in 'a few months'

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump said Thursday that Elon Musk would likely leave his administration in 鈥渁 few months,鈥� the clearest sign that his most powerful and disruptive adviser will be wrapping up his work inside the government.

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