Toronto Star
'Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber, on dairy prices'
- Title
- 'Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber, on dairy prices'
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- On March 7, U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll hit Canada with reciprocal tariffs on dairy. The previous day, on March 6, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly discussed dairy with The Toronto Star.
- Title
- Trump’s tariffs and Canada: Donald Trump says he’ll hit Canada with reciprocal tariffs on dairy
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump, in the White House, has once again complained about Canada’s dairy tariffs, lumber exports, saying “they make it impossible for us to sell dairy products and lumber into Canada.”
- Title
- One person and dog killed, another person injured in early morning Markham shooting
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A shooting in Markham early Friday morning has left one person and a dog dead, as well as a second person injured, according to York police.
The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. at a residence on Solace Road, a residential area between Castlemore Avenue and Swan Park Road.
Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/one-person-and-dog-killed-in-double-shooting-at-markham-home-the-sixth-gun-related/article_b0b21720-fb5f-11ef-96d1-f3e1d8be61ea.html
- Title
- Suspicion, the Toronto Star’s true crime podcast, returns with Season 4, Murder on Mount Olive
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Chief Investigative Reporter Kevin Donovan, who brought you the Billionaire Murders, is back with Murder on Mount Olive, an investigation of a crime the courts closed the book on in 2012. On a sunny day in August, 2009, a man is shot three times at a barbecue. What happens that day will put a budding young soccer star turned carpenter behind bars for life for a crime he says he didn’t commit. This is the story of Christopher Sheriffe and his fight for justice.
Listen at www.thestar.com/podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.
- Title
- Mélanie Joly discusses Trump tariffs with Althia Raj
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This week on “It’s Political,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly joins Althia for an in-depth interview during the ongoing trade war with the United States. In this segment, Althia asks if America is our opponent now and if Canada needs to think about its own defence more. Visit thestar.com/itspolitical to listen to the full conversation.
- Title
- How Canada can become less reliant on the U.S.
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mélanie Joly speaks on how Canada can change course when it comes to its over reliance on the U.S.
- Title
- The US and Canada: two different visions on how an economy works
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- While Trump wields tariffs as a weapon, Canada won’t play ball. Who will stick up for Canada?
- Title
- Boiling the perfect egg: Experts say you need 32 minutes. Let's try it
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Star's food reporter Karon Liu tests out the periodic boiling method — alternating between boiling water and tepid water. A recent study recommends the method to achieve a medium boiled egg with the ideal yolk, whites and nutritional balance. Let's see how it compares to just boiling.
- Title
- Premiers across Canada react to U.S. tariffs
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Premiers from across Canada have outlined plans to respond to U.S. tariffs. B.C.'s David Eby says food security is a key concern of his, while Wab Kinew of Manitoba, Susan Holt of New Brunswick and François Legault of Quebec say the pain from tariffs will be felt on both sides of the border. (Mar. 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- How are Canada, Mexico and China responding to Trump's tariffs? AP explains
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- (AP Video by Martín Silva Rey, Eugene Garcia, Mike Householder and Manuel Valdes / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- Canadians, American business owner react to Trump tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Worries, boycotting and sadness are some of the emotions expressed by Canadians and Americans along the border of British Columbia and Washington state after President Trump's tariffs on Canada took effect. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- How Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs could impact what Americans buy, AP Explains
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here, plunging the U.S. into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico. Companies big and small will face higher costs on the goods they buy from other countries — and could have little recourse but to hike prices themselves. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- Jagmeet Singh calling for an emergency session of Parliament to combat U.S. tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for government supports similar to those introduced during the pandemic, adding the tariffs' economic impact may be worse than what Canada experienced during COVID-19. Singh says the House of Commons should be recalled to deal with the needs of workers before an election is called. (March. 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/how-canadians-are-reacting-to-donald-trumps-tariffs/article_c7a1d41f-7802-520b-a8ca-3451bcae4df1.html
- Title
- Canadian leaders respond to Trump's tariffs on Canada
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, said that he would issue a 25% export tax on electricity sold to the U.S. and may later cut it off completely if U.S. tariffs persist. Ontario powered 1.5 million homes in the U.S. in 2023 in Michigan, New York and Minnesota. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
Read "‘We are strong, we are tough, we are resilient’: How Canadian leaders are reacting to Trump’s tariffs" at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/we-are-strong-we-are-tough-we-are-resilient-how-canadian-leaders-are-reacting-to/article_ddbd4704-f91f-11ef-9c15-3bc3f087da98.html
- Title
- Small business owners on both sides of U.S.-Canada border find themselves in middle of trade war
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Small business owners on either side of the Detroit River arrived at their stores to a new reality: They're in the middle of a trade war (AP video: Mike Householder / March 4, 2025)
Read "What do American politicians think of Trump’s tariffs on Canada? Here’s why some are bracing for ‘cataclysmic’ impact’" at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/what-do-american-politicians-think-of-trump-s-tariffs-on-canada-here-s-why-some/article_337bb9b4-f8e4-11ef-81ca-6380e66a9530.html
- Title
- Economist explains the impact to U.S. consumers of Donald Trump-imposed tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Will the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have an impact on everyday Americans? One economist weighs in. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
Read "Forget annexation. How Trump tariffs are driving a 'distrusted and friendless' America ever closer to insolvency" at https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/forget-annexation-how-trump-tariffs-are-driving-a-distrusted-and-friendless-america-ever-closer-to/article_147d490a-f903-11ef-bc9e-9ffd1d983567.html
- Title
- Justin Trudeau says Trump wants to destroy Canadian economy so it's easier to make country a state
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speculated that President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada to hurt its economy so it's easier for it to be annexed as a U.S. state. "That's never going to happen," he said. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Trump’s tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- Markets drop sharply as U.S. tariffs take effect
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Stocks are falling again on Wall Street as companies and investors react to President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on the U.S.'s biggest trading partners. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- Mexico will impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, Claudia Sheinbaum says
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that Mexico will respond to 25% tariffs imposed by the United States with its own retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/news/world/trumps-trade-war-draws-swift-retaliation-with-new-tariffs-from-mexico-canada-and-china/article_1bc9fe03-2ae9-5f34-bf28-ac474b9031f9.html
- Title
- Donald Trump tariffs a 'lose-lose' policy, Hong Kong investment analyst says as Asian shares fall
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The 10% tariff that Donald Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%, and Beijing retaliated Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of U.S. farm exports. It also expanded the number of U.S. companies subject to export controls and other restrictions by about two dozen. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
- Title
- As U.S. tariffs take effect, AP explains what tariffs are and how they work
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Starting just past midnight, imports from Canada and Mexico are now to be taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties. The 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%, and Beijing retaliated Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of U.S. farm exports. It also expanded the number of U.S. companies subject to export controls and other restrictions by about two dozen. (AP Video / March 4, 2025)
Read "Trump's tariffs on Canada: Everything to know about the trade war with the U.S. — and how it will affect you" at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/trumps-tariffs-on-canada-everything-to-know-about-the-trade-war-with-the-u-s/article_26e698da-f84f-11ef-9805-e760e521cb50.html
- Title
- LCBO removes U.S. liquor from the shelves in response to tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario remove American products from the shelves -- just one retaliatory measure by the provincial government after the U.S. imposed tariffs on Canadian products. Shoppers say they're giving Canadian alternatives a shot. (March 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Auto sector raises alarm over tariff damage
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Jeff Gray, president of Unifor Local 222 in Oshawa that represents GM workers, says while the impact of tariffs is still not clear, members are worried about their future. Workers and companies in the automotive sector are bracing for the massive disruptions expected after U.S. President Donald Trump went ahead with his long-threatened tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods. (March 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/business/automotive-sector-raises-alarm-over-expected-damage-from-tariffs/article_2bd6e7c2-8d9b-5748-813f-d62bc57c8389.html
- Title
- Ontario rips up Starlink deal, plans to add energy surcharge in response to tariffs
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will ban American companies from $30 billion worth of procurement contracts, rip up a $100-million Starlink deal and eradicate U.S. booze in its first wave of retaliations against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. (March 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Canada did not ask for this 'dumb' trade war and we will fight back: Justin Trudeau
- Runtime
- 2:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pick a trade war is a "very dumb thing to do." Trudeau says Canada is fighting back with retaliatory tariffs and will escalate that retaliation if the tariffs don't come off. (March 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Pierre Poilievre: Donald Trump chose to 'stab America's best friend in the back' with tariffs
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs to retaliate against American tariffs by targeting U.S. goods Canada can make, does not need or can obtain elsewhere. He says almost all money collected from counter-tariffs should go to tax cuts, with a small sum set aside for the workers hit hardest by the trade war. (March. 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- U.S. tariffs will slow housing construction in Canada, industry group says
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO Kevin Lee says U.S. tariffs levied on Canada will have a “muted” impact on their own, but Canadians should still expect home construction to slow. He says a slowing economy and weaker housing market tied to the tariffs could drag down the pace of housing starts while counter tariffs from Canada could drive up construction costs. (Mar. 4, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
Read more at https://www.thestar.com/business/u-s-tariffs-set-to-slow-pace-of-homebuilding-in-canada-chba/article_819048c7-3411-5b16-996a-e69d1b1a8fd1.html
- Title
- Trump’s Tariffs are back. Here's how they could hit your wallet
- Runtime
- 4:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As U.S. President Trump’s tariffs take effect with 25 percent on Canadian goods and 10 percent on energy, experts are warning of job losses and serious consequences for the economy. In response, Trudeau has imposed retaliatory tariffs on American products. But beyond the politics, what does this mean for Canadians? Star reporter Kevin Jiang breaks it all down with Saba Eitizaz. (March 4, 2025)
Read "Trump's tariffs on Canada: Everything to know about the trade war with the U.S. — and how it will affect you" at https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/trumps-tariffs-on-canada-everything-to-know-about-the-trade-war-with-the-u-s/article_26e698da-f84f-11ef-9805-e760e521cb50.html
- Title
- Doug Ford orders LCBO to remove U.S. alcohol from shelves in response to Trump tariffs
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-orders-lcbo-to-remove-u-s-alcohol-from-shelves-in-response-to-trump/article_7adea3a0-f909-11ef-b155-4b9949192ccc.html
- Title
- Justin Trudeau tells Donald Trump his tariffs are a ‘very dumb thing to do’
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- When asked if he views these tariffs as an act of war against Canada, Justin Trudeau calls it a “policy decision by the American government designed to go after the Canadian economy. This is a trade war, yes.”
- Title
- Doug Ford orders American alcohol off shelves amid Trump's tariffs
- Runtime
- 4:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Premier Doug Ford addresses Ontario’s response to Donald Trump's tariffs at a press conference on March 4, 2025.
Read "Doug Ford orders LCBO to remove U.S. alcohol from shelves in response to Trump tariffs" at https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-orders-lcbo-to-remove-u-s-alcohol-from-shelves-in-response-to-trump/article_7adea3a0-f909-11ef-b155-4b9949192ccc.html
- Title
- Justin Trudeau announces Canada's response to Donald Trump's tariffs
- Runtime
- 9:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Tariffs on Canadian goods imposed by Donald Trump and the U.S. government took hold Tuesday, marking the start of a North American trade war.
- Title
- Foreign Minister Joly says Canada ready to impose $155 billion in response to Trump's 25% tariffs
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Canada's foreign minister says her country is ready with a response when President Donald Trump's tariffs begin Tuesday. (AP Video / March 3, 2025)
- Title
- Trump says 'no room left' for Mexico and Canada to avoid 25% tariffs which start Tuesday
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump says "there's no room left" for Mexico or Canada to avoid 25 per cent tariffs on imports that will go into effect on Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war. U.S. stocks tumbled after Trump made the comments. (AP Video / March 3, 2025)
- Title
- If Donald Trump imposes tariffs, Canada is ready: Melanie Joly
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with tariffs as promised Canada is ready to respond with tariffs of its own. She says the tariffs are an existential threat to Canada and says the Trump White House is chaotic and Canada has to deal with that. (March 3, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- 'Anora' sweeps the Oscars
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- "Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood’s top prize. (March 3, 2025 / AP Video)
- Title
- Opposition leaders react after Ontario election loss
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a third straight majority government in a snap election. Other leaders struck an optimistic tone in their concession speeches, with NDP Leader Marit Stiles staying on as Opposition leader, Liberals regaining official party status in the legislature and Greens holding onto their two seats. (Feb. 28, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Doug Ford and his PCs win third majority government
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a third straight majority government, propelled by his visible crusade against economic uncertainty emanating from the U.S. Ford says he will work with governments at every level and of every political stripe to fight the threatened tariffs and shore up Ontario's economy. (Feb. 28, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Ontario Election: Almost lowest voter turnout yet
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A winter election may have kept some home - but still not a historical low for Ontario voters
- Title
- Has Mark Carney shown himself to be the politician that the Liberals are looking for?
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Our political panel, Toronto Star Deputy Bureau Chief Alex Ballingall, Ottawa bureau reporter Ryan Tumilty, and Abacus Data CEO David Coletto, join host Althia Raj to break down what we learned about the candidates and perceived frontrunner Mark Carney’s weaknesses
- Title
- Premier Doug Ford addresses supporters after majority win in Ontario election
- Runtime
- 4:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Credit: Lance McMIllan and Paulo Marques
- Title
- One quarter of Toronto’s condos exempt from rent control following 35% hike in rents over six years
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- About 8% of the Toronto area’s purpose-built rental stock is now exempt from rent control, while 25% of condo units would be exempt if rented out, a Star analysis found.
- Title
- The requisite pre-debate handshake
- Runtime
- 0:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The candidates seem much more at ease tonight for their opening handshake than they did last night. Maybe the nerves are less intense. Last night they stood silently for what felt like forever and reporters did not even witness the handshake they were invited to document. Could be a sign they feel looser, likely more comfortable knowing they're speaking English. (Alex Ballingall / Toronto Star Video / Feb. 25, 2025)
- Title
- Trump says he hears Zelenskyy is coming to Washington Friday to sign "very big" economic deal
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Responding to questions about a visit from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy amid reports that a rare earth minerals deal is imminent, U.S. President Donald Trump said: “I hear that he’s coming on Friday. Certainly, it’s OK with me if he’d like to." (AP Video / Feb. 25, 2025)
- Title
- Trump, economy dominate discussion at French Liberal leadership debate
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- U.S. President Donald Trump and the Canadian economy dominated the discussion as Liberal leadership candidates faced off in the first of two debates. The French debate will be followed by an English debate. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former central banker Mark Carney, former House leader Karina Gould and Montreal businessman and former MP Frank Baylis are vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Feb. 25, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are 'going forward' and 'moving along very rapidly'
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariffs on Canada and Mexico are starting next month "on time," ending a monthlong suspension on the planned import taxes that could potentially hurt economic growth and worsen inflation. (AP Video / Feb. 24, 2025)
- Title
- Justin Trudeau says deploying Canadian soldiers 'something to take very, very seriously'
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there is a role for Canada in defending "the principles of democracy" and reiterated Canada's support for Ukraine. Trudeau was in the Ukrainian capital with other world leaders to mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. (Feb. 24, 2025)
- Title
- 'Canada will be there' for Ukraine: Justin Trudeau
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Speaking at a joint media conference with other world leaders in Kyiv, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not rule out sending Canadian troops to Ukraine as part of a possible ceasefire deal. The leaders gathered to mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. Trudeau said, "we will work with our neighbours on it, but everything is on the table." (Feb. 24, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
- Title
- Roberta Flack dies at 88
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Roberta Flack, the singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style – especially on her hit, “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died. (Feb. 24, 2025 / AP Video)
