Canadians may now need to take extra precautions when entering the U.S. Recently, a French scientist traveling to a conference in Houston was deported after hateful messages were allegedly found on her phone. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have always had the authority to search travelers' electronic devices, but this practice has become more prominent under the Trump administration. Vancouver-based immigration lawyer Cindy Schweitzer, who practices on both sides of the border, explained that U.S. border agents now have the power to search anyone’s device, including Canadia

Despite housing supply in the Vancouver area continuing to rise, the number of homes that changed hands in the region last month fell to the lowest levels for March since 2019. The city's real estate board says residential sales in the region totalled 2,091 in March, a 13.4 per cent decrease from the 2,415 sales recorded in March 2024 and 36.8 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average. There were 6,455 newly listed properties on the market, a 29 per cent increase from March 2024, as total active listings rose 37.9 per cent year-over-year to 14,546. Greater Vancouver Realtors director of econ

As Canada prepares for its federal election vote on April 28, a major leaders' debate will take place featuring leaders from the Liberal Party, Conservative Party, NDP, Bloc Quebecois, and the Green Party. The Leaders' Debate Commission, the government agency organizing the event, has confirmed that the Green Party has met two of the three required criteria to participate in the debates, scheduled for April 16 and 17. However, the People's Party of Canada did not qualify for participation. The debates will include a French-language face-to-face debate on April 16 and an English-language debat

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre targeted U.S. President Donald Trump and Liberal Leader Mark Carney during a campaign event in Toronto today. Poilievre criticized Carney as a weak leader and vowed that, if elected, he would take a firm stance against Trump. He stated that while he supports working with the U.S. to tighten border security, he will also demand that Trump take action to stop the smuggling of firearms from the U.S. into Canada. Poilievre further pledged to restructure Canada’s economy to reduce its dependence on the U.S. Additionally, he promised to eliminate the automatic

All eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump as he prepares to hit multiple countries with "reciprocal" tariffs. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his campaign to take part in meetings in Ottawa ahead of the expected tariffs. On top of the expected "reciprocal" tariffs, it's not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada and Mexico 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy — will be lifted today. Trump, who is expected to discuss his reciprocal tariff agenda at the White House around 4 p.m. ET today, said in early March tha

The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. It says U.S. firms have complained about a provision set to take effect on June 1 requiring companies to translate into French any part of their trademark on product packaging that contains generic terms or descriptions of items. The Quebec law did not appear on the 2024 edition of the list, but the

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced the approval of all five major demands from the energy sector, including lifting limits on oil and gas production. Poilievre described this move as a step toward ending Canada's dependence on the U.S. market and strengthening the country’s economy. During his election campaign in St. John’s, he also took aim at Liberal Party leader and his main rival, Mark Carney. Poilievre stated that Carney has promised to maintain a cap on the Canadian energy sector, which he claimed would result in the loss of 54,400 full-time jobs and a $21 billion h

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who is vying to become Canada’s next prime minister, has vowed to protect and preserve the country’s universal public health-care system. Singh announced that a future NDP government would implement the Canada Health Act to end the privatization of healthcare and ban the purchase of Canadian healthcare facilities by American companies. Singh also targeted Liberal Leader Mark Carney, accusing him of planning to cut healthcare spending upon returning to power. He noted that Carney had previously stated his intention to rein in government spending. It is worth menti

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberation Day" and says he will impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates other countries charge on imports. It's not clear what the latest levies could mean for Canada or whether Trump will end a temporary pause on economy-wide tariffs on the same day. A White House official confirmed Mo