Category: PMN

Mar 6

Truckers scramble for new routes as tariffs bring shipments to a halt

Article content MONTREAL — Trucking companies have begun to halt shipments, mull layoffs and scramble for new routes as tariffs wreak havoc on cross-border trade. Article content The lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports as well as retaliatory duties from Canada that took effect Tuesday prompted a […]
Mar 4

Canadians say they will stop buying U.S. products as Trump’s tariffs take effect

Article content HALIFAX — Canadians say they are ready to use their wallets to fight the trade war with the United States, which began today as President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Article content Haligonians interviewed today said they are focused on buying Canadian whenever possible, and many said they […]
Mar 1

Guyana’s president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

Article content GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s president Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil. Article content President Irfaan Ali, in a televised address, said Guyana was hurriedly notifying all of its international allies, including the […]
Feb 28

Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jeff Mcmurray Published Feb 28, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans, after […]
Feb 26

The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ‘s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government. Article content The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has […]
Feb 24

Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workers

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mead Gruver Published Feb 24, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers […]