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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs could fuel some localized economic consequences, especially for one Ontario business. Sun-Brite Foods Incorporated, a Canadian owned and operated company near Leamington, makes its bread and butter through processed tomatoes. They ship them all around the world. And now, the company’s CEO fears that the price of canned goods will skyrocket, as a lot of their cans are manufactured in U.S. cities. What is 25 cents per can today could soon rise to 40 cents per can tomorrow. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Sylvain Charlebois, better known as the...
April 10, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Canada's former top trade negotiator Steve Verheul says it's likely duties would fall away faster if countries around the world coordinate a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive global trade war. Speaking on a trade panel at the Broadbent Institute conference in Ottawa, he says Trump’s reversal on reciprocal tariffs proves the U.S. administration can be pressured to back off. (April 10, 2025)
April 10, 2025 - 17:50 | | The Globe and Mail
Colossal Biosciences, an American biotech company, made a surprise announcement on Monday. It claimed they had brought the ‘dire wolf’ back from the dead, achieving the company's first successful ‘de-extinction’. CTV’s Matt Skube chimes in with his two cents. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news as it happens, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
April 9, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
If the latest data from Nanos Research tells us anything, a lot of Canadians will be waiting until the final days of the campaign to make their final decision. Does this teeter on the edge of political procrastination? How long do you wait before making the call? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, one of the biggest deciders in who could form the next government is U.S. President Trump, who is spearheading a trade war with just about everybody. Today, the European Union is responding to America’s latest economic...
April 9, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
New data by Nanos Research has revealed Canada’s voting gameplan. It appears that 55 percent of Canadians have already made their final decision, but what about the remaining 45 percent? Well, 10 percent will be making up their minds on the final weekend, while another 10 percent plan to wait until Election Day to make the final call. Add it all up, and the final 72 hours of this election campaign could make all the difference. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Laura Stephenson, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Western University. She studies political behaviour, voter...
April 9, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
We are reacting to developing news from the White House this afternoon, as U.S. President Trump is vowing to jack up tariffs against China. In a TruthSocial post, he confirms that the China-targeted tariffs will rise to 125 percent. Meantime, the administration is also hitting the ‘Pause’ button for 90 days on last week’s reciprocal tariffs. That applies to any country who hasn’t retaliated against America. Where does that leave Canada? We dig deeper in Hour 1. Meantime, we are approaching the half-way point of this year’s federal election campaign. CFRA...
April 9, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
