Taylor Macpherson

2 days ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

MONTREAL — Montreal is hoping to redeem itself during the upcoming Grand Prix weekend after last year’s event became a source of embarrassment. The city says it’s taking steps to improve access to the Formula 1 site on a man-made island and to reduce congestion during the event, which begins June 13.

3 days ago | ckom.com | Taylor Macpherson

“The building was just a building, but the loss of the remaining contents – hundreds of pieces of Indigenous art and historical artifacts – is catastrophic,” Robertson Trading Memories wrote in a Facebook post. Items lost in the fire include beaded moosehide jackets and moccasins, birchbark baskets, antler carvings and original paintings. “(Those items) represent thousands of hours of handwork done by talented Indigenous artists and craftspeople, and are absolutely irreplaceable,” the post added.

3 days ago | ckom.com | Taylor Macpherson

The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent Wednesday as policymakers keep waiting for more clarity on how tariffs will impact the economy. “Uncertainty remains high,” Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks after the release of the rate decision.

3 days ago | cjme.com | Taylor Macpherson

Officials in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say areas affected by wildfires aren’t expected to see much relief in the weather forecast in the coming days. More than 30,000 people in those provinces have been forced to leave their homes as wildfires threaten their communities.

4 days ago | ckom.com | Taylor Macpherson

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will double steel and aluminum tariffs on Wednesday. Leavitt says Trump will sign an executive order to increase the duties to 50 per cent later today. In March, Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. Trump announced his intention to double the duties at a steel plant on Friday.