‘I'm hearing rockets go overhead': Canadian hockey player trapped in Israel
A Canadian government account on WhatsApp has told Canadians in Israel not to depend on officials to get them out. Adrian Ghobrial report.
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- Globe and Mail
Canada to limit foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking action to crack down on the dumping of cheap foreign steel into Canada to help the country's big three steel producers reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump's 50-per-cent tariffs. Mr. Carney in a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday said the government will limit steel imports from countries that don't have a free trade agreement with Canada to 2024 levels. He said the move will 'stabilize the domestic market and prevent harmful trade diversion as the result of the U.S. actions that are destabilizing markets.' Trump in early June doubled tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent. The Canadian Steel Producers Association, which represents 17 companies, including Algoma Steel Group Inc., Dofasco and Stelco, has repeatedly advocated for antidumping duties to help ease the pain of the U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel producers. Algoma Steel Group Inc. chief executive Michael Garcia has argued on multiple occasions that mills from China, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, the Middle East and Turkey regularly dump steel into Canada. That makes it nearly impossible for the company to compete in its home market at a time when the U.S. market has become unviable owing to Mr. Trump's tariffs. He pleaded for the government to immediately place anti-dumping tariffs on the offending countries. Dumping is selling at an artificially low price to gain market share. About 60 per cent of the domestic steel market is controlled by foreign producers. Mr. Carney said that on July 21 Canada will adjust counter tariffs placed on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum to levels that will depend on how ongoing trade talks with the Trump administration are going. When Mr. Trump first imposed 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian steel imports in March, Ottawa responded by imposing reciprocal tariffs on imports of U.S. steel. But Canada subsequently granted a tariff reprieve on some products coming from the U.S., including steel used in manufacturing and processing. Earlier this week at the G7 summit in Alberta, Mr. Carney said that he and Mr. Trump had agreed to work on a deal that would see the trade war end within 30 days. The government on Thursday also said that effective June 30 it will limit its steel purchases for federal projects to domestic producers and to foreign countries that provide reciprocal access to Canadian companies.
CTV News
19 minutes ago
- CTV News
Canada Day parade cancelled for second consecutive year
Members of the Iranian community entertain the crowd during the annual Canada Day parade in Montreal, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The Canada Day parade has been cancelled for the second year in a row, with an organizer citing 'ongoing planning disruptions' and the city workers' strikes as reasons behind the decision. In a media release, the parade's main organizer, Nicholas Cowen, also pointed to strained relations with City of Montreal departments as another factor. Last year, Cowen also cancelled the event, saying there was too much red tape when dealing with the city. However, at the time, the City of Montreal said that they never received a request for a permit. The Canada Day parade began in 1977 and has welcomed thousands of spectators annually, according to Cowen. Calling the decision 'difficult,' Cowen said it has become increasingly challenging to organize the event without disruptions in recent years. 'Safety is our number one priority when it comes to large events such as the Montreal Canada Day Parade,' Cowen said. 'When different city departments of workers do disruptions, you no longer just have to focus on the safety of the public but the functional aspect of the event. If something was planned, are they going to do their jobs to the best of their abilities? This is a concern.' He noted that disruptions have increased over time, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, and have become more unpredictable and difficult to manage. 'I do understand where the City of Montreal workers are coming from. Everything in recent years has gone up in price. The city workers do multiple minor disruptions to bring those to the negotiating table,' the organizer explained. 'While the mayor's office had previously assured the organizer that these issues would be resolved, no meaningful or lasting solution has been implemented.' He added that he hopes the relationship with the city will improve in the years to come. 'This event is for the people, not for profit. I truly hope we can one day return to the streets of Montreal with a parade that unites us, not divides us,' Cowen said. CTV News reached out to the City of Montreal for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
National Post
20 minutes ago
- National Post
Lack of working Cyclones frustrates Canada's top sailor: 'The helicopter has been letting us down'
Canada's top sailor is so fed up with the dearth of Cyclone helicopters available to fly off this country's warships, he'll replace them with drones if he must. Article content The fleet of 26 CH-148 helicopters was grounded for most of last month due to spare parts problems. And, as of Thursday, only three of the choppers were available to fly off the country's warships as the problems persist. Article content Article content Article content 'Am I satisfied? No, not at all,' Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee said in Halifax on Thursday. Naval officers often say maritime helicopters are the eyes and ears of a warship. Article content 'This is why we're going all-in on drones right now,' Topshee said. 'The Royal Canadian Navy is working to get into contract for an uncrewed aerial vehicle that we can operate. It was meant to supplement the helicopter, but the reality is, if the helicopter can't be more reliable, then we are going to have to rely even more on other systems.' Article content As a stopgap, the navy is employing Hammerhead target drones — remote-control speedboats it normally uses to mimic small boat attacks — to launch sonobuoys ahead of a fleet so ships can detect submarines. Article content 'One of the things a helicopter can do for us is it can drop sonobuoys to help detect submarines. Now we've got the ability to do that in other ways,' Topshee said. Article content Article content Article content Topshee — who was in Halifax to celebrate the start of Fleet Week, where the public can tour warships and meet the folks who crew them — doesn't want to rely on unmanned drones over helicopters. Article content 'A helicopter is a far better platform,' he said. 'A helicopter can do everything. So, what we're going to need to do is take all of the things that we need a helicopter to be able to do and do them individually' in other ways. Article content To that end, the navy's experimenting with large drones that can transport equipment between ships, Topshee said. 'That's not a task that we need a well-armed (anti-submarine warfare) helicopter to do,' he said. 'If it can be done by a drone very simply without people involved in the process of actually flying it back and forth, that's ideal for us.'
