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The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs is already showing up in the spending habits of Canadians, the Bank of Canada noted on Wednesday. Wary of economic hardships, Canadians are becoming more cautious with spending and planning savings, the Bank of Canada said in its summary of deliberations after its most recent rate cut earlier this month.“Tariffs on steel and aluminum and threats of additional tariffs, compounded with the unpredictability of the US administration, were already affecting the economic decisions of consumers and businesses and this was significantly weakening the near-term outlook,” the Bank of Canada said. 4:31 Canada…

The Chefs Long Table Luncheon celebrated 22 years on Sunday providing an eight-course meal to happy punters all while raising money for local organisations. 

​Ukraine thought it had a deal in place to suspend the fighting in the Black Sea immediately. Russia said economic sanctions would need be lifted first. And the United States didn’t address the question of timing at all, merely repeating President Trump’s broad demand that the killing stop.The conflicting statements released this week after midlevel cease-fire negotiations in Saudi Arabia were the latest sign of a chaotic process in which, analysts and experts said, the Kremlin appears to be playing for time and getting the upper hand.The Trump administration has set out to secure a series of limited cease-fire deals,…

Washington — Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that the panel is seeking an expedited inspector general investigation into the leak of a sensitive Signal group chat about strikes in Yemen that has stunned Washington in recent days. Earlier this week, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, revealed that he was added to the group on the encrypted messaging app and observed as top Trump officials discussed sensitive plans to strike targets in Yemen. On Wednesday, a day after top administration officials claimed that “no war plans” were discussed, The…

The White House effort to defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday leaned heavily into a semantic argument. What he posted on the now-infamous Signal chat with his national security colleagues was not a “war plan,” they insist.Technically, they may be right. What The Atlantic published, from the chain in which its top editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently included, is more like a timeline of a pending attack. But it is so detailed — with the time that F/A-18F Super Hornet jets were supposed to launch and the time that MQ-9 Reaper drones would fly in from land bases in…

The NCAA on Tuesday faced calls to follow in the footsteps of World Athletics and enact gender tests for athletes who want to compete in women’s sports.World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said cheek-swab tests will be used for athletes who want to compete in the female category. He called the process “very straightforward” and keeping women’s sports fair an issue that was “important” to him. He added that the tests are not invasive and was ready for any criticism that could come his way. The NCAA is facing calls to enact gender tests for athletes who want to compete in women’s…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 26, 2025 2:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The University of Toronto has named neuroscientist Melanie Woodin as its 17th president. The U of T’s governing council says Woodin, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the school, will succeed current President Meric Gertler on July 1.The university’s governing council made the announcement Wednesday, and Woodin says she is “deeply honoured” by her selection. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Woodin has…

Andy Farrell is open to picking players based in France — including his own son Owen — for this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.Farrell confirmed on Wednesday that Richard Wigglesworth, Simon Easterby, John Dalziel, John Fogarty and Andrew Goodman will be his assistant coaches for the tour – and then immediately turned his attention to squad selection.An initial long list of around 75 names was drawn up by the management team when they gathered together for the first time in London’s Rosewood Hotel on Tuesday.Included in the conversation were those competing in the French Top 14 league,…

The former president has been accused of five crimes including attempting a coup d’etat.Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of attempting a coup d’etat after failing to win the re-election in 2022. Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain who served as Brazil’s president from 2019 to 2022, is accused of five crimes, including an alleged attempt to violently abolish the democratic rule of law. He has denounced the accusations against him as “grave and unfounded”. On Wednesday, a five-judge panel decided unanimously to put Bolsonaro on trial. If found guilty in the…

President Trump will announce auto tariffs during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said during a briefing with reporters at the White House.Details of the tariffs remain unclear, including whether they will apply broadly to all imports of cars and car parts, or be more narrowly tailored.Stock markets fell on news that the auto tariffs would be implemented, with shares in American automakers declining. The S&P 500 was down more than 1 percent in early afternoon trading. Most auto stocks were down around 2 percent.Tariffs could encourage auto companies to set up more…