By Murray Sherriffs
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Layoffs have begun in Quebec brought about by new US tariffs that came into effect on Saturday and are the result of there not being a new trade deal involving the US and Canada.
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U.S. President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to bring about the tariffs on Canadian goods from 25 per cent to 35 per cent on products not covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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Canada’s Minister of Trade with the US, Dominic LeBlanc, has told CBS’s Face the Nation program that Prime Minister Carney and President Trump will likely speak in the coming days and admits Canada is “disappointed” with the 35-per-cent tariffs but is hopeful that a deal will be signed.
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A 37-year-old woman found unconscious on St. Patrick near Vezina, in LaSalle, has died and the driver of a truck suspected of hitting her has been charged with impaired driving.
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Montreal police have arrested a man in the knife attack on a woman in an apartment in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, on Grenet Street, near Michel-Sarrazin.
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Montreal police are questioning the 44-year-old “mentally unwell” man they arrested, after he drove an SUV into the front door of RCMP headquarters in Westmount on Saturday.
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The family of 17-year-old Brigitte Serre, stabbed 72 times in a St Leonard gas station robbery two decades ago, wants improved communication from the parole board, after finding out that Sébastien Simon is enjoying increased freedoms.
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The Sûreté du Québec says that four people are dead, three of them children, in a single vehicle road crash southeast of Quebec city on the week-end.
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Quebec has new rules involving all credit‑card holders who now must repay a minimum 5% of their outstanding balance every month, in a move designed to reduce reliance on revolving debt.
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Quebec doctors are warning of AI videos in circulation, showing fake doctors selling health products.
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Research out this morning is saying that if your afternoon naps last for more than half-hour, you are headed to your grave earlier than others.
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston say that naps between midday and early afternoon can lead to an early demise.
But, this contradicts advice from the NHS and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which recommend napping after midday and before mid-afternoon. 90,000 people have been studied.
There are some potential explanations: longer, irregular naps are a sign of underlying health issues;
…or sleep patterns may disrupt the body’s natural rhythms;
…or poor sleep patterns can be a sign of depression, diabetes or heart disease;
…or maybe, just maybe, you’re tired; naps are amazing and a great way to tackle the rest of the day and the researchers really have no clue.
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Sun / cloud/ showers 26 today
Sun / cloud 26 tomorrow
