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Canada's National Observer

The latest news on energy, business, politics and our changing climate.

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Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > building-ferries-bc-would-help-battle-against-us-tariffs-report

Building ferries in BC would help in battle against US tariffs: report

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (914+ words) Building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic winds coming from the United States, said a labour economist and co-author of a new report that calls for a reboot of domestic shipbuilding. "We need to…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > carneys-cabinet-huddles-banff-amid-trade-war-alberta-separatism-push

Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff amid trade war, Alberta separatism push

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (641+ words) As President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies and Alberta barrels toward a separation referendum on Oct. 19, Prime Minister Carney's cabinet gathered for two days of closed-door meetings set against a crisp alpine backdrop in the resort town of Banff. Carney…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > ford-announces-expansion-tariff-relief-frames-cabinet-shuffle-around-trade-war

Ford announces expansion of tariff relief, frames cabinet shuffle around trade war

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Ontario government announced an expansion of its tariff relief program Thursday after US President Donald Trump banned imports of alcoholic drinks, dairy products and motorcycles from Canada. Trump also announced new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian products such as…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > new-tariffs-hitting-canadian-cleantech-quickly-very-different-ways-poll

New tariffs hitting Canadian cleantech 'quickly – and in very different ways': poll

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (639+ words) The fresh wave of US tariffs rippling rapidly through Canada’s cleantech sector is compounding 18 months of trade war “uncertainty shock” and hitting start-ups and smaller companies hardest, according to a new survey. The poll of 128 cleantech firms, conducted by the…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/10/2026 > news > carneys-cabinet-meets-banff-trade-war-intensifies

Carney's cabinet meets in Banff as trade war intensifies

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (149+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies. Trump lashed out again Tuesday by signing executive orders to ban…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > eu-envoy-says-unique-new-partnership-canada-forming-ahead-carneys-speech

EU envoy says a 'unique' new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney's speech

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (780+ words) The European Union's ambassador to Canada says the bloc is crafting a new partnership with Ottawa unlike anything that currently exists. "What we have in mind is something different from what we have with other countries," Geneviève Tuts said in…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > megaprojects-could-be-boost-trade-war-hinge-regulation-workforce-shakeup-think

Megaprojects could be boost in trade war but hinge on regulation and workforce shakeup: think tanks

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (940+ words) As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to host the world’s largest banks and financial institutions at next week’s Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, a new report warns that the government’s “commitment to move faster” on major projects won't be enough…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > eby-invokes-canadian-kindness-after-911-support-ottawas-retaliatory-tariffs

Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9/11 to support Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (874+ words) British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Canadian efforts to help their "closest friend" as he voiced support for Ottawa's counter tariffs in the trade conflict with the United States on Tuesday. Eby said…...

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nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > 25-years-ago-canada-faced-dramatic-change-it-went-war-afghanistan

25 years ago, Canada faced a 'dramatic change' as it went to war in Afghanistan

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1400+ words) A quarter of a century ago, the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced Canadians to quickly wake up to a world that had changed overnight — and to confront a new war which would change everything for Canada's military. The Afghanistan war,…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 09/09/2026 > news > trump-escalates-retaliation-against-canada-banning-imports-booze-other-products

Trump escalates retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (930+ words) US President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States. The five orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar imports of…...