The U-S wasted no time making the next move in its escalating trade war with Canada. Hours after Canada’s reciprocal tariffs kicked in on nearly 28-billion dollars’ worth of U-S goods yesterday, U-S President Donald Trump signed five executive orders to ramp up additional retaliation by his administration against trade with Canada. The new measures include a ban later this month on Canadian imports of alcoholic beverages, some dairy products and motorcycles.
Trump also posted that he is directing the federal agency that oversees government procurement to remove all Canadian-origin products from its “awards schedules.” Canada-U-S Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government is assessing the latest developments in the trade war with Washington.
The provincial government has tabled legislation that would increase protections for some workers.
The bill would reduce the overtime threshold from 48 hours per week to 44 hours and give the government new tools to recover unpaid earnings owed to workers.
Another amendment would guard against tip theft, ensuring gratuities are paid to those who earn the tips.
The legislation proposes to implement the changes to overtime and tip protection rules on April 1st.
More than 10-thousand people have now signed a petition calling on Nova Scotia to restore its ban on uranium mining. The Liberals and N-D-P are tabling more than 2-thousand new signatures as the legislature returns. The Houston government repealed the decades-old ban in March of 2025, although no new uranium mines have opened. Premier Tim Houston has said that uranium is mined safely elsewhere and developing natural resources can help the provincial economy.
Many of the roads that were damaged during this weekend’s massive rain storm in Cape Breton are now passable, but as the water levels recede officials are cautioning that new problems are being identified in spots that had appeared to be OK. Schools were closed Tuesday in parts of Cape Breton, and in Richmond County the warden, Lois Landry, urged people to limit their travel until work crews gain a better handle on whether roads in the area are safe.
