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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 31, 2025 12:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two commercial fishers harvesting baby eels under new federal rules say they felt they had to stop fishing on Sunday night when a large group of Indigenous fishers arrived on the river and set up their nets. Suzy Edwards, an employee of Atlantic Elver Fishery, said one of the fishers told her he was from Sipekne’katik First Nation and they were making a statement that they don’t accept Ottawa’s recently imposed system that distributed the quota for…

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq have hit more than six-month lows as investors steered clear of risk-laden assets on worries over the Trump administration’s upcoming announcement of extensive tariff plans.Global stocks tumbled, gold prices scaled new highs and US government bonds climbed on Monday after US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations.The utilities sector, often traded as a bond proxy, rose one per cent.US stock markets have succumbed to sharp selling pressure this year after the Trump administration’s tariff policies raised fears of a global…

Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Nice says Israel’s claim that Hamas used ambulances as camouflage lacks evidence.

Follow the latest news on the Trump administration.President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are expected to raise the cost of cars, electronics, metals, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other products that American consumers and businesses buy from overseas.But Mr. Trump and his advisers are betting that it can sell an inflation-weary public on a provocative idea: Cheap stuff is not the American dream.“I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because people are going to start buying American-made cars,” Mr. Trump said on NBC’s Meet the Press show on Sunday in response to fears of foreign car prices spiking.The notion that there is more…

Cardano’s (ADA) price struggled to mount any notable rally since dipping below the $1. This has sparked debate about its rebound potential and whether the recent prices are the actual bottom. Should you buy ADA now or avoid it like a plague? Here is what the data says. Cardano price analysis: is ADA a buy or avoid now?Though the Cardano (ADA) price has lately faltered, plummeting to as low as $0.71, there is more to this story than first seems. ADA price is barely above critical support levels between $0.67 and $0.80, with a modest loss of over 2.9% over 24…

Rep. Mike Turner says there is a “chaos caucus” who want to block any Congressional action – CBS News Watch CBS News House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Turner tells “Face the Nation” that there is a “chaos caucus that wants to stop everything that a person in Congress does” as Speaker Mike Johnson faces a possible motion to vacate. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Here’s a word you don’t hear much these days: Magnificent.Some content could not load. Check your internet connection or browser settings.Based on intraday pricing, America’s tech megacaps are in a bear market, having lost more than 20 per cent from Christmas Eve record-high close. The above chart uses UBS’s Mag7 index, which is fixed to 100 on incorporation in October 2023 and rebalances twice yearly. Arguments about technical bear-market definitions are for the comment box.Below is the view from an individual stock level.…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Property sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Rocket Companies has agreed to buy Mr Cooper for $9.4bn, in a deal that will create a US mortgage giant at an uncertain time for the US real estate market. The all-stock transaction will put fintech company Rocket in control of a loan book worth $2.1tn across 10mn clients, representing one in every six US mortgages. Rocket is among America’s biggest mortgage lenders, while Mr Cooper is a behemoth in servicing loans.The deal is the second acquisition by Rocket in the past month…

Elon Musk blames left-wing propaganda for Tesla backlash Wall Street Journal reporter Oliva Beavers and Washington Times national politics correspondent Susan Ferrechio join ‘MediaBuzz’ to discuss the key takeaways from Musk’s sit-down interview with ‘Special Report’ anchor Bret Baier. A 70-year-old Idaho man was arrested for allegedly striking a pro-Tesla demonstrator with his car just after the victim exited a truck adorned with “pro-Trump flags,” police say. Christopher Talbot of Meridian is now facing an aggravated battery charge following the incident Saturday outside of Boise.  “At the time of the incident, a protest was taking place at [a] Tesla dealership, with approximately…

The “Buy Canadian” movement is sending new ripples of concern through the executive offices of U.S.-based consumer companies that banked on selling their products on Canadian retail shelves. California-based diaper maker Parasol Co had been working since January with a distributor to expand the sale of its diapers and baby wipes to new retailers in Canada, including convenience stores, CEO Jessica Hung said.But, in early March the distributor, who Hung declined to name, halted work on the deal, she said, because of growing anti-American sentiment in  Canada.“They were instructed by a retailer to pause any American brand launch,” Hung said,…