Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports

Local

CBC: Algonquin College is planning on cutting 37 programs due to financial strain.

The decision to cut or keep these programs, which include three construction programs, one online program, five technology programs, 12 art programs, and 12 business programs among others, will be finalized on Feb. 24, 2025.

The programs in question represent 16 per cent of the programs students are taking, and if the decision to cut them is finalized, no new students will be admitted into them.

Claude Brulé, Algonquin College’s president, blames provincial government tuition freezes, underfunding and federal government immigration policy changes as the main reasons for the financial strain, and in turn, the program closures.

Students currently enrolled in the programs to be cut will still be permitted to finish their studies.

National

CTV: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he would remove exemptions on his 2018 steel tariffs, subjecting all steel imports to a 25 per cent tax, while also increasing aluminum tariffs from 10 per cent to 25 per cent.

This will affect Canada, Mexico, Brazil and South Korea, as they are some of the biggest sources of steel imports.

Trump claims that this will increase local manufacturing of such products, but critics claim that it will only risk more inflation and unnecessary increases to prices for consumers.

U.S. citizens can expect an increase in prices on items such as pharmaceuticals, computers, cars and other products affected by these tariffs as inflation rises.

These tariffs are intended to take effect on March 1, and this knowledge leaves many U.S. citizens worried about potential inflation or price increases on imported goods.

International

CBC: A reporter from the Associated Press was allegedly barred from an event at the Oval Office because the news agency used “Gulf of America” to describe the Gulf of Mexico.

This has raised worries as to whether this decision impedes independent journalism and the public’s access to independent news.