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Businesses seek new suppliers, shift production in response to tariffs

Businesses seek new suppliers, shift production in response to tariffs

Businesses are rejigging their supply chains in response to tariffs, including finding new suppliers and shifting production, even as it's unclear what will be subject to tariffs and for how long.
Labour market loses momentum in February as B.C. sheds 5K jobs

Labour market loses momentum in February as B.C. sheds 5K jobs

Provincial unemployment rate unchanged at 6%
Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war .
B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

B.C. to get about $3.7 billion in tobacco lawsuit settlement

British Columbia's share of a landmark settlement for health damages from the big tobacco firms will be about $3.7 billion, the province's attorney general said Thursday, with the money to be distributed over at least 18 years. It's part of a $32.
Trudeau aiming to secure extension to 2031 for signature $10-a-day child-care program

Trudeau aiming to secure extension to 2031 for signature $10-a-day child-care program

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that 11 provinces and territories have agreed to extend the deals that give those jurisdictions billions of dollars to cut child-care fees for families.
Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

WASHINGTON — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa will suspend a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after U.S.
Trudeau's 'colourful' call with Trump the latest eruption in a rocky relationship

Trudeau's 'colourful' call with Trump the latest eruption in a rocky relationship

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described his Wednesday phone call with U.S.
Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico — a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy — triggering a continental trade war.
Former Richmond-Delta MP, BC Conservative leader John Cummins passes away

Former Richmond-Delta MP, BC Conservative leader John Cummins passes away

Cummins' wife called him a 'died-in-the-wool Conservative.'
B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province in tariff response

B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province in tariff response

British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canada should maintain retaliatory measures against the United States — such as possible tolls facing commercial trucks heading to Alaska — despite some tariffs being paused for a month.