The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he’s thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company’s technology aboard. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost successfully descended from lunar orbit on autopilot early Sunday morning, carrying experiments for NASA and several Canadian-based technologies. Jean de Lafontaine says...
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Canada’s bracing for Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how it’s expected to respond
Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war. President Donald Trump signed the order to impose the devastating levies on his northern and southern neighbours on Feb. 1, saying the measures would help stop “illegal migration” and...
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Small businesses reveling in buy Canadian even as tariff threat stokes anxiety
TORONTO — U.S. threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods have been a blessing and a curse for Julie Brown. The co-founder of Toronto-based apparel brand Province of Canada saw sales in the typically sluggish month of February double so quickly that she’s now considering hiring more staff and ramping up product development to meet...
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Expert says Trump wants a ‘win’ as it remains unclear whether Canada thwarted tariffs
WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of déjà vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war. “Canada has to prepare for a world where it can’t rely on the United States for stability in...
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From Alaska to Maine, communities that border Canada worry US tariffs come at a personal cost
At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Ronald Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the United States stand as a symbol for the future,” Reagan said upon signing a 1988 free trade pact with America’s northern neighbor. “Let it forever be not a point...
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‘Problematic code change’ responsible for Microsoft services outage on Saturday
Microsoft says a “problematic code change” was responsible for thousands of Microsoft 365 customers having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday. In a series of posts on the social platform X, the company said affected users were unable to access one or more Microsoft 365 services. Data from Downdetector, which tracks outages, showed thousands...
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Private lunar lander ‘Blue Ghost’ aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming...
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Canada, other countries struggling to come up with new rules for AI and copyright
OTTAWA — The battle between AI companies and copyright holders notched an early win for publishers in the U.S. in mid-February when a court ruled that a legal research firm didn’t have the right to use a rival’s content. But even as the number of legal cases grows, a definite answer to the question of...
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Canadian chip and hardware makers brace for tariffs, seek domestic support
Ramee Mossa was months into fundraising for his power hardware company FTEX when U.S. President Donald Trump started looming over the negotiations. As soon as Trump took office, potential financiers in the U.S. began feeling “uneasy” and started asking questions about what a succession of tariffs would mean for Mossa’s Montreal-based company. “For hardware startups,...
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Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the U.S. on rare minerals deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, a sign the two sides may be drawing closer...