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Paul Vieira
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Canada reporter, The Wall Street Journal
@mattlombardo.bsky.social just listening to the Nightcap now, appears Giants brass heard your words. You were 💯 bang on
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Vikings in shambles right now. This is all over but the screaming
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There's a reason why @miketanier.bsky.social says, Don't wager on the Falcons.
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The Cowboys have forgotten how things even work.
Micah Parsons isn't signing anything without his agent David Mulugheta on board, he says.
April 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
OTTAWA—In Canada’s escalating feud with the U.S., people here are rallying around the sharp elbows of hockey legend Gordie Howe. Another hockey icon, Wayne Gretzky, is getting an ice-cold shoulder. “People are pissed off. It’s definitely elbows up.” www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ta...
No More Mr. Nice Guy. In Fighting Trump, Canada Presents ‘Mr. Elbows’
Nation draws inspiration from hockey legend Gordie Howe’s rough style of play; Gretzky to the penalty box
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March 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Canada PM Carney says there are protocols in place to avoid any possible conflict of interest related to government decisions that might affect Brookfield Asset Management and Stripe, two companies on whose boards he served before entering politics. www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jon...
Canada PM Carney to Face Conflict-of-Interest Screen for Certain Government Decisions
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March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Via editors at @thelineca.bsky.social:
"As if the fact that Danielle Smith landed on Breitbart wasn't clue enough that, for all her hobnobbing, the Americans clearly don't take her very seriously, nor did they seem to find her or her arguments terribly persuasive."
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Dispatch from the Front Lines: Lord, let this election not be awful. Amen.
Matt cancelled a planned golf trip to cover this, so this better not suck.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“US products we are selling as a percentage of our total sales are rapidly dropping,” said the CEO of Empire Co., which owns the Sobeys and Safeway grocery chains in 🇨🇦. “We have heard loud and clear from our customers that they want Canadian products.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Top Canadian Grocer Says Sales of US Products ‘Rapidly’ Dropping
Canada’s second-biggest supermarket company said a boycott of US goods is quickly taking hold in reaction to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his threats of “economic force” to make the country th...
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March 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trade-policy uncertainty is expected to persuade the Bank of Canada for a seventh straight time to cut its main interest rate, as worries over economic tension between Ottawa and Washington surpass stronger-than-expected growth. www.wsj.com/articles/ban...
Bank of Canada Expected to Deliver Seventh Straight Cut on Trade Turmoil
Nearly all economists surveyed anticipate a seventh straight rate reduction as policy uncertainty hits business confidence.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ontario officially imposed Monday a 25% surcharge on all its electricity exports to the U.S., and warned that it is prepared to raise that levy or cut off power to their southern neighbor should President Trump escalate the crossborder trade conflict. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Ontario Confirms 25% Surcharge on Electricity Shipped to U.S.
The Canadian province of Ontario officially imposed a 25% surcharge on all its electricity exports to the U.S., which officials say will affect 1.5 million households and businesses in Michigan, Minne...
www.wsj.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "numbskull," warning his tough approach with the U.S. will lead to higher tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Bessent Says Canada’s Trudeau Being a ‘Numbskull’ in Trade Talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a "numbskull," warning his tough approach with the U.S. will lead to higher tariffs on Canadian imports. President T...
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March 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Chrystia Freeland told Bill Maher that departing 🇨🇦 PM Trudeau fell out of favour with Canadians, in part, due to his trademark penchant for performative wokeness.
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Freeland tells Maher she'll ditch 'virtue signaling', 'identity politics' as Liberal leader
"I hope there are some Canadians here," said Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland as she joined comedian Bill Maher for an interview
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March 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has warned that Canada's national sales tax will be subject to retaliation, adding to the list of tariffs the Trump administration is seeking to impose on its northern neighbor and major trading partner. www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jon...
Commerce Secretary Lutnick Warns Canada Sales-Tax Subject to Retaliation
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February 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Canada’s broadcast regulator will slap a levy on Google starting April 1 to help finance enforcement costs. “This new ‘Google tax’ seems like waving a red flag in front of a bull given the daily tariff threats from President Trump.”
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Canada Regulator to Levy Fee on Google Amid Heightened U.S. Trade Tensions
Canada’s broadcast regulator will slap a levy on Google starting April 1 to help finance enforcement costs, which risks exacerbating heightened trade tensions between the Trump administration and Otta...
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February 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
President Trump has revived the fortunes of Canada's Liberal Party, which only weeks ago appeared headed for a big defeat in the 2025 election. “If the next election is about who’s best able to handle the turmoil Trump is creating, then the Liberals can win that election” www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Trump’s Threats Lift Canada’s Liberals From Almost-Certain Defeat
Race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is suddenly competitive after U.S. president calls for tariffs and says Canada should be the 51st state.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Canadian companies were upbeat about investment plans for 2025 prior to President Trump threatening to impose hefty tariffs of up to 25% on non-energy goods imported from America's northern neighbor, according to Statistics Canada's annual capital-expenditure survey.
www.wsj.com/articles/pre...
Pre-Tariff Survey Projected 5.5% Climb in Canada Capital Spending -- Update - WSJ
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February 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
US asset managers raised big worries about TFI International's plan to move HQ to US, TFI CEO Alain Bedard says, adding that heightened political tension between Ottawa and Washington had no bearing on reversing the decision on US domicile. www.wsj.com/articles/tfi...
TFI International CEO Says U.S. Domicile Scrapped After Worries From American Investors
CEO Alain Bédard said some shareholders in the U.S. fretted that they would have to sell some of their holdings in TFI because they wouldn’t qualify for international-focused funds.
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February 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Doug Ford is heading to a landslide victory
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Doug Ford is heading to a landslide victory
The final Abacus Data-Toronto Star poll is now out and finds the PCs well ahead on the eve of the election.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The US-based Aluminum Association supports the 25% duty on the imported metal, but urges Trump to exempt primary aluminum from Canada because it would take at least a decade to build new smelters and expand the power supply in the U.S. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Tariffs Fracture Aluminum Industry: ‘It’s Going to Cost Me a Lot of Money’
Trump’s plan to expand aluminum tariffs spells higher costs for can and component makers, but aluminum producers say imports have held down prices.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Via WSJ editorial board: On Monday Trump said he is “going forward” with hefty 25% tariffs next week on Canada and Mexico. "If the goal is to harm U.S. auto workers and Republican prospects in Michigan, then by all means go ahead, Mr. President." www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Will Punish Michigan
A new study shows how the levies will damage the U.S. car industry, even as the economy slows and uncertainty spreads.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On WSJ wires: Capital expenditures from Canada's private sector and levels of government are projected to climb 5.5% in 2025, Statistics Canada said Wednesday, although cautioning its forecast is based on responses acquired before recent tariff threats by President Trump.
February 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Approximately 100,000 U.S. aluminum industry jobs could be on the chopping block due to tariffs targeting the metal, according to Alcoa CEO William Oplinger. www.wsj.com/business/alc...
Alcoa CEO Warns 100,000 U.S. Industry Jobs at Risk Due to Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum
The aluminum company views a 25% tariff on aluminum imports resulting in about 20,000 direct U.S. industry jobs being cut and as many as 80,000 indirect jobs being eliminated, Chief Executive Bill Opl...
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February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
76% of Americans intend to cut back on spending this year, up from 67% in 2024, according to findings from the second annual Wells Fargo Money Study. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Consumers Continue to Navigate Persistent Inflation by Changing Life Plans; Say They Want to Learn New Money Behaviors, According to Second Annual Wells Fargo Money Study
Seventy-six percent of Americans are cutting back on spending, up from 67% in 2024, according to findings from the second annual Wells Fargo Money Stu
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February 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM