Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 11th, 2025
March 11, 2025
Premier Doug Ford sent a clear message to America’s top officials on Monday. If you tax us, we’ll tax you just as hard. Ontario proved they weren’t lying by delivering a 25 percent electricity surcharge to three U.S. states. And it appears that U.S. President Donald Trump received that message because he is not happy. In fact, starting tomorrow, he is promising to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products. Those tariffs, within 24 hours, would elevate from 25 percent to a whopping 50 percent. We examine the potentially catastrophic impacts with Keanin Loomis, the President and CEO of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction. But first, we bring you up to speed on today's top headlines.
Unpublished Newswire
In 2013, when Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio became pope he chose the name Francis, a tribute to one of the most popular saints in the history of Christendom.
St. Francis of Assisi, who lived in the 13th century, was loved because of his deep devotion to the poor. Indeed, Pope Francis showed a great love for the most marginalized of this world, especially the millions of migrants who are the poorest of the world.
So what does the name Pope Leo XIV possibly indicate for this new papacy?
Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, has not been declared a saint, but his influence...
May 8, 2025 - 18:47 | Special to National Post | National Post
Questions are now coming to the surface about Lake Diefenbaker's capacity to support farming irrigation, as well as the supply of drinking water for 60 per cent of the province.
May 8, 2025 - 18:47 | Gates Guarin | Global News - Canada
The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send "more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad" to expand trade and "restore Canadian leadership."
May 8, 2025 - 17:40 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
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