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Breaking news, local stories, weather, sports and events on Vancouver Island. Based in Victoria, BC with bureaus in Nanaimo and Comox Valley.

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cheknews.ca > protests-planned-for-carneys-investment-summit-in-toronto-1347324

Protests planned for Carney's investment summit in Toronto

23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (299+ words) Protests are planned for the prime minister’s high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers…...


cheknews.ca > building-ferries-in-b-c-would-help-in-battle-against-u-s-tariffs-report-1346803

Building ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (277+ words) A new report says building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic trade winds coming from the United States. The report from the Centre of Future Work says building ferries in local shipyards rather than…...


cheknews.ca > trumps-canada-bashing-echoed-by-supporters-at-dallas-convention-1346774

Trump's Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at Dallas convention

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (675+ words) Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most ardent followers have gathered in Dallas for “Trump-a-palooza” this week — and many are parroting the president’s constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee said Canada is now “communist” and no longer shares the…...


cheknews.ca > consequences-we-live-with-how-9-11-changed-canadas-approach-to-national-security-1346752

'Consequences we live with': How 9/11 changed Canada's approach to national security

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1429+ words) Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Steven Backman could usually cross the Canada-U.S. border with a simple wave. Backman, like many residents of St. Stephen, N.B., would travel frequently to neighbouring Calais, Maine. “When locals would go through the border, often the U.S....


cheknews.ca > canada-to-blame-for-washingtons-escalation-of-trade-war-says-trump-trade-czar-1346568

U.S. moves to ban imports of some Canadian products, exempt others from tariffs

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (586+ words) Most imports of Canadian-made liquor and a handful of dairy products will be banned from the United States at the end of September, but dozens of other products are getting a tariff reprieve. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new…...


cheknews.ca > from-sunscreen-to-dairy-these-are-the-u-s-goods-hit-by-canadas-retaliatory-tariffs-1346345

From sunscreen to dairy, these are the U.S. goods hit by Canada's retaliatory tariffs

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (866+ words) The trade war between Canada and the United States enters a new chapter Tuesday as the Canadian government introduces retaliatory tariff measures. Canada is striking back at the U.S. trade war with tariffs the federal government says are targeted at the…...


cheknews.ca > never-be-the-51st-state-b-c-to-put-up-signs-at-u-s-border-amid-trade-war-1346505

‘NEVER be the 51st state’: B.C. to put up signs at U.S. border amid trade war

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (493+ words) The B.C. government will install new signs at American border crossings that insist Canada will never become a 51st state, as B.C. Premier David Eby seeks to push back against what he calls an “unhinged” U.S. president’s trade war. Eby unveiled the…...


cheknews.ca > eby-invokes-canadian-kindness-after-9-11-in-support-of-ottawas-retaliatory-tariffs-1346441

Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (284+ words) British Columbia Premier David Eby has invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Canadian efforts to help their neighbours as he voices support for Ottawa’s counter tariffs in the trade conflict with the United States. Eby says Canadians stepped…...


cheknews.ca > carney-warns-of-tough-times-ahead-in-national-address-as-retaliatory-tariffs-kick-in-1346342

Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs kick in

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (655+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians that the country’s pivot away from the United States will come at a cost, but that the alternative would be far worse. In a national video address set to be released Tuesday — hours…...


cheknews.ca > trump-says-no-to-bombardier-sales-in-the-u-s-as-tariff-deadline-looms-1346299

Trump says no to Bombardier sales in the U.S. as tariff deadline looms

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (586+ words) Rhetoric from the White House ramped up as a deadline for Canada’s retaliatory tariffs counts down, with President Donald Trump posting on social media Monday that he’ll block Bombardier sales in the United States. Quebec-based Bombardier manufactures aircrafts and has…...