The Daily Populous

Friday March 7th, 2025 morning edition

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TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s initial retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. will remain in place despite President Donald Trump postponing 25% tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month, two senior Canadian government officials said.

Trump said Thursday that he has postponed 25% tariffs on many goods from Canada and Mexico for a month, amid widespread fears of a broader trade war.

Two senior Canadian governments official told the Associated Press that Canada’s first wave of response tariffs will remain.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada has suspended a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after Trump signed the executive order to pause some duties.

Ford said Ontario’s tariff would remain in place despite the one-month reprieve from Trump.

Despite Trump’s claim that the U.S doesn’t need Canada, nearly a quarter of the oil America consumes per day comes from Canada.

About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports as well. »

B.C. planning legislation that could toll trucks travelling to Alaska, Eby says

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Eby said that legislation will be introduced in the coming days, allowing the province to levy fees onto commercial trucks moving through the province to and from Alaska.

He also reiterated actions the province has already taken, including removing alcohol from Republican-leaning states from B.C.

B.C., by contrast, does not have similar checkpoints, particularly along the Alaska Highway, which connects Alaska to Washington State through B.C. and Yukon. »

Trump considering major NATO policy shift

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As part of the potential policy shift, the U.S. might not defend a fellow NATO member that is attacked if the country doesn’t meet the defense spending threshold, the officials said.

Asked about Trump considering making these changes to how the U.S. engages with NATO, a National Security Council official said in a written statement, “President Trump is committed to NATO and Article V.”.

Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO countries for not meeting the current NATO member goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense. »

This wild ancient version of soccer has rules like ‘no murder’ and is still being played today

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Rules are limited but “no murder” was an early stipulation for the game that dates back to at least the 1600s.

The ball is thrown into the crowd at the start of the annual Shrovetide medieval soccer match played in Ashbourne, England, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

A road sign put up to warn motorists about the Shrovetide medieval soccer match played in Ashbourne, England, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. »