In 2019, Beijing blocked Canadian canola imports from two companies, citing contamination issues, though the move was believed to be in response to Canada detaining Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese business executive. Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were also detained in China days after Wanzhou’s arrest.
“There’s a lot of things that it’s getting tagged on to, primarily Pokemon cards, Magic (the Gathering) cards, sports cards, Yu-gi-oh cards are the big ones,” said MacDougall, adding that he has written to several members of federal and provincial parliament about Canada’s reciprocal tariffs. “Konami, who makes Yu-gi-oh cards, they’re absorbing quite a bit […]
Those terms would likely force any leaseholder to use the entire property and could even stipulate the occupant be a department store, leaving few companies able to meet the requirements. If no tenant signs on under those circumstances, it’s possible a landlord could start over with a new company, and new lease terms.
Latour said 40 firefighters were involved in the operation to put out the blaze, including some from neighbouring communities. Firefighters were turning over scrapped cars to make sure the flames were completely out, and they hoped the fire would be extinguished by late afternoon, he said.
“When you have hills, snow or ice … if you’re a good (human) driver, you can adapt to that,” said Sidney Givigi, a professor of robotics and machine learning at Queen’s University’s School of Computing. A self-driving car can also register weather information and react accordingly, “but it may not determine the best way to […]
It begins with two Canadian premiere co-productions with Soulpepper: Weyni Mengesha directs “The Welkin,” about a jury of 12 women in 1759 England who must decide whether an accused murderess is pregnant, thereby determining her fate, and Abraham directs “Octet,” a chamber choir musical about a technology addiction support group, written and composed by Dave […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Christopher Reynolds Published Apr 07, 2025 • 2 minute read Article content MONTREAL — Engineers and conductors at Canadian National Railway Co. will receive a wage hike of three per cent per year under a contract reached via binding arbitration Monday, capping […]
Article content Rain and localized flooding complicated the weeklong effort to restore power to thousands of Ontario homes and businesses, officials said Saturday, as a series of punishing spring storms threatened to keep hard-hit communities in the dark into next week. Article content Provincial utility provider Hydro One said 102,000 customers were without power Saturday, […]
Article content WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he and other provincial leaders are backing the federal government’s response to tariffs imposed by the United States. Article content Kinew says there was broad consensus in a virtual meeting Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney after Carney said Canada will hit back with matching tariffs […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Maan Alhmidi and Rianna Lim Published Mar 31, 2025 • 3 minute read Article content Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages […]