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Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Washington state, is among a group of radical computer scientists focused on veganism, gender identity and artificial intelligence who have been linked to six killings in three states. She's accused of fatally shooting agent David Maland on Jan. 20, the same day President Donald Trump was inaugurated and signed a sweeping executive order lifting the moratorium on federal executions.
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Canada's counter-tariffs ‘pulled the rug out from' CUSMA, U.S. envoy says
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Canada is jeopardizing the future of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) — also known as USMCA — on free trade due to Canadian counter-tariffs on certain American products. 'Canada is the country that has pulled the rug out from USMCA,' Hoekstra said in an exclusive interview with Global News on Thursday. 'They also started putting tariffs on CUSMA products … We haven't done that, but Canada has decided 'That's fair game. We will call into question CUSMA.'' Back in March, Ottawa placed a 25 per cent tariff on $29.8 billion in U.S. products, including some imports that fall under the free trade agreement such as orange juice, motorcycles and appliances. That was in response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that have continued to escalate. Story continues below advertisement So far, Trump has imposed a 35 per cent tariff on all non-free trade Canadian goods, a 50 per cent levy on Canadian steel, aluminum and copper, and is threatening to bring in more tariffs on Canadian pharmaceuticals. 1:07 Retaliatory tariffs should have 'minimum impact' on Canadians, Carney says Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney hinted at unilaterally removing some tariffs on U.S. goods if it could improve ongoing negotiations and help Canadian businesses. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We look at what we can do for our industry that's most effective. In some cases that will be to remove tariffs,' he said. Hoekstra also said personal attacks from Canadian politicians against the U.S. president are another irritant. 'Some Canadian politicians have decided that they will attack the president personally, they will attack people on his economic team, his negotiating team,' Hoekstra told Global News. Story continues below advertisement 'They will attack them personally, not on the policy, but them personally. Again, that is a Canadian decision. All we do is respond to it.' Trump has routinely attacked Canadians, spending much of the winter calling on Canada to be annexed as the 51st state and routinely referring to then-prime minister Justin Trudeau as 'governor.' 3:53 'Tariffs up, elbows down': Poilievre blasts Carney over lack of trade deals Another key irritant for Hoekstra is the Canadian government reviewing the $74-billion contract to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from U.S. company Lockheed Martin. 'There's two countries that have been relatively harsh against the United States, and that's China and Canada,' Hoekstra said. Earlier this week, the U.S. and China extended their tariff deal deadline for another 90 days until Nov. 10. But Canada has had no pause and Hoekstra doesn't see a deal within reach soon. Story continues below advertisement 'I think on both sides, the negotiators feel that they haven't made enough progress and that there's enough significant issues out there that are going to take a lot of work,' he said. 0:42 Ford calls Trump 'probably the most disliked politician in the world in Canada' Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned last week that even if Canada signs a deal with the U.S., he is worried Trump will not honour any free trade commitments. 'At any given time, President Trump — not that he even follows the rules — he could pull the carpet out from underneath us on CUSMA tomorrow with one signature,' Ford said. Ford also warned he thinks Trump wants to renegotiate the free trade deal as soon as November, ahead of the scheduled start date of next year. Hoekstra did not rule out the U.S. pushing for earlier renegotiations. Story continues below advertisement 'Lots of things could happen in the future,' he said. 'I don't know what the decision will be. That will be the president's decision, his team's decision.' When asked by Global News last week if Canada was not responding with further retaliation to increasing U.S. tariffs because it could hurt future free trade deal renegotiations, Carney emphasized the importance of Canada preserving its North American free trade deal. 'We're very conscious that there are a couple of negotiations in sequence and the extent to which those negotiations can be brought together or inform each other that's in the interest of all parties,' he said.
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Delaware ex-Gov. Mike Castle, who championed 50 State Quarters Program while in Congress, dies at 86
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Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
Upgraded charges filed against Minnesota man accused of killing lawmaker, wounding another
Published Aug 14, 2025 • 4 minute read Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces upgraded charges against Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, in Minneapolis, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Mark Vancleave / AP MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of killing a top Democratic state lawmaker and wounding another while pretending to be a police officer is now facing new and upgraded state charges under a fresh indictment announced Thursday, just a week after he pleaded not guilty in federal court. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Vance Boelter now faces two charges of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted first-degree murder and charges of impersonating a police officer and animal cruelty for shooting one family's dog. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the charges 'reflect the weight of Mr. Boelter's crimes.' But the state case continues to take a back seat to the federal case against Vance Boelter where he faces potentially more serious consequences. He was indicted July 15 on six federal counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty although prosecutors haven't decided yet whether to pursue that option. The maximum penalty on the state charges is life in prison because Minnesota doesn't have the death penalty. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Boelter pleaded not guilty in federal court on Aug. 7. Moriarty had requested the state prosecution proceed first, but federal prosecutors are using their authority to press their case, according to Daniel Borgertpoepping, Hennepin County Attorney's Office's public information officer. 'When Boelter returns to state custody, we will be prepared to prosecute him — to hold him accountable to our community,' Moriarty said. 'We will do everything in our power to ensure that he is never able to hurt anyone again.' Shocking case of political violence The full extent of the political violence that officials said Boelter, 58, intended to inflict in the early hours of June 14 after months of planning alarmed the community. The Green Isle, Minnesota, resident was arrested a day later following a massive search involving local, state and federal authorities. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The damage done to the victims — those with us, those who were taken from us and to our entire community — has opened wounds that will never heal,' Moriarty said in a statement. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office initially issued a warrant charging Boelter with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly posing as a police officer and fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home. Boelter, authorities said, wore a uniform and a mask and yelled that he was police and told these lawmakers that he was an officer. Authorities originally charged Boelter with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, alleging he shot state Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife Yvette. But officials said when the charges were filed to secure the warrant that they would likely be updated to first-degree murder charges. They also added two additional attempted murder charges Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Moriarty said the Hoffmans managed to push Boelter out of their home, shutting the door before the gunman fired nine times through the door, striking the senator nine times and his wife eight times. Both survived. Their adult daughter nearby was not hit. Other lawmakers targeted Federal prosecutors already revealed details of their investigation showing Boelter had driven to two other legislators' homes in the roughly hour-and-a-half timeline. Moriarity charged Boelter with trying to kill one of those lawmakers because he went to her door in the same way he approached the Hortmans' and Hoffmans' homes and tried to get inside. She said it doesn't matter that Rep Kristin Bahner wasn't home. Moriarty said Boelter rang Bahner's door for two full minutes while yelling it is the police and trying to open the door himself. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The state case against Boelter shows an application for public defender was filed June 16, but one has yet to be assigned. Public defenders are typically assigned in Minnesota at a defendant's first appearance, which Boelter did not have before being taken into federal custody, Borgertpoepping said in a text message. Controversial prosecutor Moriarty announced last week that she would not seek reelection next year. Moriarty, a former public defender, was elected in 2022 as the Minneapolis area and the country were still reeling from the death of George Floyd, a Black man pinned under the knee of a white officer for 9 1/2 minutes. She promised to make police more accountable and change the culture of a prosecutors' office that she believed had long overemphasized punishment without addressing the root causes of crime. Moriarty faced controversy during her tenure because she said she wanted to move away from punishment as the purpose of prosecution and focusing on issues that lead people to engage in violence. But her critics say she has downplayed the concerns of crime victims and damaged public trust in her office. Read More Toronto & GTA World Toronto Blue Jays Crime Columnists
