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Trump's threats to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports could hurt Sask. potash industry
Donald Trump’s threats to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports could damage Saskatchewan’s potash industry if demand for the mineral critical in making fertilizer drops off, according to a University of Saskatchewan professor. Source link
N.S. First Nation bans premier, cabinet ministers from band property 'as undesirables'
Sipekne’katik First Nation is once again chastising the Houston government and says that the premier and two of his cabinet ministers are not welcome on reserve lands. The premier’s office says it takes the message as a threat. Source link
Naval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than 2 hours in water
Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria was alerted to the person falling overboard from an inflatable boat at about 2:45 p.m. Monday. They spent two hours in the water before being rescued. Source link
Family of 18-year-old Niagara, Ont. woman told by cemetery they won't accommodate Muslim burial
The family of a young Niagara woman who died in a car accident has been told she won’t be buried in their local cemetery because it won’t accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says. Source link
Blue Jays introduce new pitcher Dylan Cease at news conference
The Toronto Blue Jays introduce their newest starting pitcher Dylan Cease at a news conference on Tuesday. The right-hander and the team have agreed to a seven-year deal worth $210 million US, the largest free-agent contract in franchise history. Source link
Immunity for Alberta attorney general necessary to ward off ‘political activism,’ attorney general says
Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political activism, or complaints, or other interference.” Source link
Blind St. Catharines, Ont., man awarded $28K after discriminatory hiring process and years-long tribunal wait
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ordered a Welland call centre to adopt hiring policies to accommodate candidates who are blind and to give $28,000 in compensation to a blind man. The centre had refused him a job offer, despite being qualified. Source link
Florida declares Council for American-Islamic Relations a terrorist organization
On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step taken by Texas last month. Source link
Next year's Mexico trade mission may be biggest ever launched by Canada
The Canadian federal government is currently laying the groundwork for a Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico next year that may become one of the largest it has ever deployed to a foreign country, says Cameron MacKay, the Canadian ambassador to Mexico. Source link
Accused B.C. extortionist was allegedly in Canada on expired student visa
A man accused in two high-profile B.C. extortion cases was living in Canada on an expired student visa at the time of his alleged crimes in August and September 2024, according to court records. Source link