fb777 download apk ios OTTAWA—When U.S. president-elect Donald Trump rattled global markets with a new threat of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian and Mexican products and additional tariffs on China, it jolted the Canadian dollar and nerves at all government levels, led to predictions of a recession in 2025, and kicked off bitter partisan shots on Parliament Hill. The early days of a new Trump era suddenly look a lot like the old days, only worse. The Liberal government did not rule out retaliation — possibly a tariff war — if Trump goes ahead with his threat, just as Ottawa reciprocal dollar-for-dollar tariffs against the U.S. in 2018 during the bitter NAFTA renegotiation talks — a trade counter-punch that Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday worked. Freeland, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and other cabinet ministers said Canada “shares” Trump’s concerns about border security and is intent on beefing it up where necessary, but insisted the overall Canada-U.S. relationship is “balanced and mutually beneficial.” “The fact is, we need them and they also need us,” Freeland told reporters. She pointed to Canadian exports of oil, hydroelectricity, critical minerals and metals the U.S. relies on, all of which could face a sudden 25 per cent price hike for American consumers and businesses. Some economists suggested Canadian oil exports could eventually find new markets, but automotive, manufacturing, and other business leaders said Tuesday a 25 per cent surcharge would be devastating for most other Canadian export sectors. University of Calgary Prof. Trevor Tombe updated a he wrote for the Chamber of Commerce with a more dire prediction on “X” that 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs would hammer the Canadian economy, cause a recession, and lead to a loss of $2,000 in real annual income for people. For months, the Trudeau government has told Canadians it was getting ready for the prospect of an incoming Trump administration. It knew he’d campaigned on a 10 per cent tariff on all on global imports. It was braced for surprises. Yet on Monday night, Trump’s vow to exact a “big price” on Canada and Mexico and his lumping of Canada together with Mexico as a source of fentanyl and illegal immigration to the U.S. still landed like a bombshell, sources admitted. Trump, in his on his Truth Social platform, claimed “thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing crime and drugs at levels never seen before.” On his first day in office, he now says he would levy and keep a 25 per cent tariff in place “until such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country!” Trump’s aggressive move sent the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso into a fall in overnight markets. Premier , who chairs the Council of the Federation, said it was “unfair” and “insulting” for Trump to compare Canada to Mexico. “It’s like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.” Asked if Canada should respond in kind if Trump slaps a 25 per cent tariff on goods shipped into the U.S., Ford said: “Hopefully we won’t come to that. But if it does, there is no choice. We have to retaliate.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately called Trump’s team Monday night, but the call resulted in no pullback by Trump, or dialing down of the threat. Trudeau told the Commons they talked about “how important it was for us to work together to solve some of the challenges we are facing as a continent and as countries, but also work to grow our economy and protect our workers on both sides of the border.” The prime minister essentially argued Canada is not the same problem Mexico is — rather it’s a solution to American concerns about border integrity. A senior government official told the Star the call lasted about 10 minutes, with the first few minutes spent on niceties and catching up, and was not confrontational. Still, at the end of it, Trudeau and his inner circle recognized Trump’s threat must be taken seriously, that Trump has set a deadline at his swearing-in date, and so the government must spend the next two months to avoid that. The sense of urgency pervaded Parliament Hill Tuesday. The Commons was to hold an emergency debate Tuesday night, and said he has convened a first ministers’ meeting Wednesday night, at 5 p.m. to hash out how to handle the incoming , and the potential crisis posed by his . It remains unclear if Trump is staking out a tough initial negotiating position, or trying to scare foreign investment capital away from Canada and Mexico. The renegotiated North American trade pact is up for review in 2026 and Trump has boasted since his re-election that he fixed it in his first term. Known here as the Canada-U.S.-Mexican-Agreement or CUSMA, that deal protects duty-free trade among the three countries, and mostly prevents the use of tariffs on each other. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said a tariff war would put “our common businesses at risk,” Associated Press reported. “It is unacceptable and would cause inflation and job losses in Mexico and the United States,” Sheinbaum said. Inside and outside the Commons, the prime minister issued a call for Canadian political leaders to set partisanship aside and show a united front in a “Team Canada approach” to Trump. However, Trudeau’s call didn’t bridge the deep partisan divide on Parliament Hill. Outside the Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Trudeau and Freeland were surprised by Trump’s threat because they are “weak,” and that “if necessary” he would be willing to retaliate against any Trump tariffs, although he did not specify in what manner . Inside the chamber, Poilievre erroneously said Trump made the threat after Trudeau had called him, lambasting Trudeau for having no real plan other than a “Zoom call.” “Where is the plan to stop the drugs and keep our border open to trade?” Poilievre demanded. Trudeau retorted Poilievre “is just making stuff up” — Trump’s threat preceded and prompted their call — and resorting to slogans and fear-mongering. “We are going to continue to work constructively with the incoming administration to protect Canadian jobs, to protect Canadian growth and to take the responsible approach that is not steeped in partisanship,” the prime minister said. New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh said, “The only thing a bully responds to is strength. Where is our plan to fight back? Where is the war room? Where is a concrete plan to bring our issue before CUSMA? Why is the prime minister not fighting like hell for Canadian jobs?” Trudeau said the “idea of going to war with the United States” is not what anybody wants, and his government would not react by “freaking out the way the leader of the NDP seems to be.” Two premiers — Alberta’s Danielle Smith and Quebec’s François Legault — backed Trump, with Smith posting that he “has valid concerns related to illegal activities at our shared border.” “I think that the concerns expressed by Donald Trump are legitimate,” said Legault, speaking in Quebec City. “I understand that the problem is far worse on the Mexican border, but the fact remains that when you look at what’s happening on the Canadian border, especially in recent years, there’s been a significant increase in the number of illegal immigrants going through Canada to arrive in the United States. So Mr. Trudeau, more than ever, now must present a plan, a plan to properly protect the border on both sides.” NDP Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba said Canada could more quickly invest in defence and border security to allay Trump’s concerns.As Week 14 begins in the NFL , the league is starting to enter the homestretch of the season. The games are more important and the injury reports are growing as more teams are getting banged up. There are still five weeks left in the season as the playoff races are heating up, evidenced by the Detroit Lions ' huge victory over the Green Bay Packers Thursday night. The Chicago Bears have some key injuries to skill players D'Andre Swift and DJ Moore , while the Steelers had a surprise on the injury report with wide receiver George Pickens. Before the Sunday games commence, let's take a look at the final injury reports around the league. Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (-6) Falcons: RB Jase McClellan (ankle) OUT; CB Mike Hughes (neck), DT Ruke Orhorhoro (ankle) QUESTIONABLE Vikings: CB Stephon Gilmore (hamstring) OUT; LB Patrick Jones II (knee), OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (thigh), LS Andrew DePaola (hand), K Will Reichard (quad), G Dalton Risner (back), DT Harrison Phillips (back) QUESTIONABLE Another light injury report for the Falcons, as Orhorhoro was listed as questionable -- but was a full participant in Friday's practice. For the Vikings, Phillips was a late addition to the injury report as he was limited Friday. Van Ginkel was limited all week, while Reichard was a full participant in practice throughout the week. Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles (-12) Panthers: WR Jalen Coker (quad) DOUBTFUL; OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee), CB Caleb Farley (shoulder), LB Josey Jewell (hamstring), TE Ja'Tavion Sanders (neck), OLB D.J. Wonnum (knee), S Nick Scott (hamstring), G Robert Hunt (back) QUESTIONABLE Eagles: S Reed Blankenship (concussion), S Sydney Brown (knee), WR Britain Covey (neck), TE Dallas Goedert (knee) OUT The Panthers don't have as lengthy of an injury report as in weeks past, but there is some positive news with the injury designations. Sanders was a full participant in Friday's practice, along with Hunt, so it looks both are on the verge of playing Sunday. With Goedert out, Grant Calcaterra is slated to get more targets on Sunday. The three-year veteran has already set career-highs this season in receptions (17) and receiving yards (216) and has caught a whopping 85% of his targets. Some good news for the Eagles is the return of wide receiver DeVonta Smith , who practiced fully on Friday and is set to play Sunday. Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5) Browns: DT Maurice Hurst (ankle/foot), DE Sam Kamara (concussion), WR Cedric Tillman (concussion), T Jedrick Wills (knee) OUT; CB Myles Harden (tibia), S Juan Thornhill (calf), WR Jamari Thrash (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE Steelers: DT Montravius Adams (knee) OUT; WR George Pickens (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE Each of Cleveland's questionable players were limited practice participants each of the past two days. With Tillman out and Thrash questionable, expect a considerable of targets to be thrown to fellow receivers Elijah Moore and Jerry Jeudy . Pickens ends up as a surprise on the injury report after tweaking his hamstring in Friday's practice, giving him the questionable designation. Pass rusher Alex Highsmith (ankle) practiced in full and will not carry an injury designation. Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans (-3.5) Jaguars: CB Tyson Campbell (thigh), P Logan Cooke (left knee), LS Ross Matiscik (hamstring), LB Yasir Abdullah (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE Titans: G Logan Bruss (knee), OT Jaelyn Duncan (hamstring) OUT; CB Roger McCreary (shoulder), LB Kenneth Murray Jr. (hamstring), DT T'Vondre Sweat (shoulder), LB James Williams (knee), OT Leroy Watson IV (back), OLB Jerome Baker (neck), DB Jarvis Brownlee Jr . (hip) QUESTIONABLE Each of the Jaguars questionable' players sans Cooke were limited during Friday's practice. The Jaguars will be without Trevor Lawrence , who was placed on injured reserve this week after sustaining a concussion during last Sunday's game against the Texans . Mac Jones will start in his place. For the Jaguars, McCreary, Murray and Sweat did not practice all week. Williams and Lynch were full participants on Friday after both players did not practice on Thursday. Las Vegas Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-6.5) Raiders: CB Nate Hobbs (ankle), RB Zamir White (quadricep) OUT; TE Justin Shorter (back) DOUBTFUL; WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle), RB Alexander Mattison (ankle) QUESTIONABLE Buccaneers: LB K.J. Britt (ankle), S Mike Edwards (hamstring), CB Troy Hill (foot/knee), LB Markees Watts (knee) OUT; RB Bucky Irving (hip/back), DB Tykee Smith (knee), LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle), WR Trey Palmer (hip), DB Josh Hayes (hamstring), ILB J.J. Russell (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE Meyers and Mattison were both limited on Friday. Backup running Ameer Abdullah is in line to get an increased workout with White and Mattison on the injury report. Abdullah had 118 all-purpose yards in the Raiders' last two games. Irving was limited on Friday after not practicing the previous two days. Regardless of Irving's status, expect Rachaad White to continue to have an increased role in the offense. White ran for a season-high 76 yards on just 11 carries during last week's overtime win over the Panthers. New Orleans Saints (-5) at New York Giants Saints: TE Taysom Hill (knee), OL Nick Saldiveri (knee), WR Bub Means (ankle) OUT; DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (Achilles), RB Kendre Miller (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE Giants: CB Deonte Banks (rib), DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck/shoulder), ILB Bobby Okereke (back) OUT; G Jermaine Eluemunor (quad) DOUBTFUL; OT Evan Neal (hip), LB Dyontae Johnson (ankle), WR Malik Nabers (groin), DT Jordon Riley (knee), OT Chris Hubbard (knee), DB Andru Phillips (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE Kpassagnon and Miller were both full participants all week. For the Giants, Nabers didn't practice Friday and was limited Thursday. Nabers has been dealing with a groin issue for most of the season. New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (-6) Jets: Dolphins: OT Terron Armstead (knee), LB Anthony Walker (hamstring), OLB Bradley Chubb (knee), LB Cameron Goode (knee), CB Kader Kohou (back), RB Raheem Mostert (hip), LB Blake Ferguson (non-football illness) QUESTIONABLE Walker and Ferguson are trending up as both players were full practice participants Friday. Mostert, Chubb, Kohou and Goode were limited throughout the week. Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (-2.5) Seahawks: T Stone Forsythe (hand) OUT; RB Kenneth Walker (ankle/calf), P Michael Dickson (back) QUESTIONABLE Cardinals: CB Elijah Jones (ankle) OUT; DT Dante Stills (back), DT Naquan Jones (elbow) QUESTIONABLE Walker did not practice Thursday and Friday and was limited Wednesday. Given Walker's status, expect backup Zach Charbonnet to continue to receive some carries. Charbonnet had six touches and a touchdown in last week's win over the Jets. For the Cardinals, Stills and Jones were both limited the past two days. Buffalo Bills (-5) at Los Angeles Rams Bills: DT DeWayne Carter (wrist), WR Keon Coleman (wrist), OL Tylan Grable (groin), TE Dalton Kincaid (knee), TE Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin) QUESTIONABLE Rams: The Bills could be without two of their top skill-position players on Sunday, as Coleman and Kincaid were limited at practice on Friday. Both will be game-time decisions. Kincaid has missed the last three games while Coleman has missed the last four. Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers (-4) Bears: OL Ryan Bates (concussion), DB Elijah Hicks (ankle), RB Roschon Johnson (concussion) OUT; WR D.J. Moore (quad), RB D'Andre Swift (quad) QUESTIONABLE 49ers: Ten days of rest have certainly helped Moore and Swift, but the Bears' top skill-position players were upgraded from nonparticipants in practice to limited on Friday. With Johnson out, Travis Homer would be the No. 1 running back if Swift can't go. 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HOUSEHOLDS face paying higher energy bills before they drop in price in the drive for clean energy, Ed Miliband has hinted. The Energy Secretary says consumers will see costs eventually fall but didn’t rule out costs rising in the short-term in the push to decarbonise the grid by 2030. But the Tories say the “rush” to wean the electricity system off fossil fuels by the end of the decade will cause more hardship for Brits. Proposals show the government and private firms will spend £40 billion each year as part of the eco move with a pledge to bring down bills by up to £300 in five years. He said: “I can’t guarantee what’s going to happen to bills next month, because we’re in the grip of the international fossil fuel markets .” The Cabinet Minister also said he will be able to bypass any local opposition to build onshore wind farms - with decisions previously left to councils . READ MORE ON POLITICS A predicted rise in 2025 is set to mark the third consecutive hike for energy costs after Ofgem raised its price cap in October. The energy regulator also confirmed last month the cost of yearly energy bills will rise by around £21 to £1,738 come January. And now experts at Cornwall Insights forecast the average dual fuel bill for those not on a fixed deal will rise from £1,738 to £1,762 in April. Analysts at the firm said "continued uncertainty" regarding the future of the Russia-Ukraine conflict could impact wholesale prices. Most read in MoneyKotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season

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Signing day for high school and junior college recruits is the most positive day of the year on the college football calendar. Whereas portal day, when players can enter the transfer portal to go find greener pastures, has turned into the most negative. Idaho State, like every other football program in the nation, celebrated early signing day on Wednesday, when the Bengals welcomed 18 new high school players and a junior college transfer. On Monday, the Bengals will say goodbye to at least one accomplished player who still has eligibility remaining – All-Big Sky Conference kicker Gabe Panikowski. Panikowski, who was a perfect 15-for-15 on field goal attempts this past season, announced on social media last week that he’s going to enter the transfer portal after just one season in the ISU program. One of the most positive and upbeat young men you’ll ever want to meet, he is determined to pursue his dreams of kicking at the highest levels of the college game – and eventually in the National Football League. “I love to explore life,” said the California native in a recent interview. “I love to have really different experiences. One of the things I’ve learned is that life is very short. ... Sometimes in life you’ve gotta move on. I want to compete with those guys whose names are big in the kicking world. I want to have that type of competition, to push myself to the max.” Leaving ISU, his kicking coach Dan Hawkins and his head coach, Cody Hawkins, are not easy things to do for Panikowski, who started his college career at Sacramento State, moved on to junior college and then came to the Bengals over the summer. “Those are the two best coaches I’ve ever had,” he said of the father-son duo. “It was definitely hard to make that decision.” Panikowski dreams of taking his talents to a Power 4 school, where he can perform under the pressure of kicking before tens of thousands of rabid fans. He is fully aware, however, of the pitfalls of such situations. He watched what happened to former ISU kicker Ian Hershey, who transferred to Arizona State. Hershey was publicly called out by ASU head coach Ken Dillingham after missing two important field goals in a loss to Cincinnati earlier this season. Hershey, a Highland High School graduate who started his collegiate career at ISU, missed from 41 and 48 yards out in the 24-14 loss to the Bearcats. After the game, Dillingham called the ASU kicking game “atrocious,” and said he was going to hold tryouts to find a new kicker. “I’m dead serious,” Dillingham told the media after the game. “We’ve got to find somebody who can make a field goal.” Dillingham later issued an apology on social media. He said he talked about ASU’s kicking game like he would the team’s offense or defense. “However, the kicking game is always directed at one player. I should not have done that and I apologize,” Dillingham said. “This team’s losses will always 100% fall on me.” Hershey, who was 7-of-12 in field goal attempts this season, hasn’t kicked for Arizona State since that game. But Panikowski is not deterred by Hershey’s experience. “It was very unfortunate what happened to Ian Hershey,” he said. “He’s a phenomenal kicker. I definitely took into consideration that going into a bigger level of football. There’s going to be criticism – always. Again, that’s a part of life. What makes people different – the excellent people vs. the normal people, is the excellent people are able to put their head down and move through criticism. They are able to drive themselves through to finish their task and do whatever it is they need to do. “You’ve gotta have a professional mindset when you get to that next level,” Panikowski continued. “I do understand, and I think I’m fully capable, fully ready for this. I’ve prepared myself mentally for this.” Panikowski has used his former private kicking coaches to put the word out that he’s going into the transfer portal. But schools can’t officially contact players until the portal opens on Monday. While the internet is full of stories of prospective transfers getting back-channel contacts from schools, coaches and collectives before the portal opens, Panikowski is determined to play by the rules and wait until Monday to find out what interest there is in his kicking abilities. “I haven’t heard anything from my coaches, they’ve being very cautious about the rules,” Panikowski said. “I also told them if there is a school that is interested, let’s make sure we don’t break any rules or regulations. I’ve gotta find out on Monday and let’s do it the right way. That’s what’s cool about the transfer portal – life is full of uncertainty. The transfer portal brings a lot of uncertainty, and uncertainty makes life fulfilling, it makes it fun.” A lot of coaches would call the “uncertainty” that the portal brings something other than “fun.” But Cody Hawkins has been consistent in his approach to his players who may have the opportunity to play at a higher level. He works with them to understand their aspirations, he gives honest appraisals to larger schools that express interest in his players and he sticks to the mantra that he treats his players the way he’d want his own son to be treated if he were a potential portal transfer. A good example of this was wide receiver Chedon James, who led the FCS in receiving at ISU during the 2023 season. James met with Hawkins and talked about what schools he was interested in playing for, and when none of those schools pursued him in the early portal period, decided to return to ISU. However, after spring ball was completed and Fresno State expressed interest, James took the opportunity to move up. It was not a great experience. He caught only one pass, couldn’t beat out the competition to get in the Bulldogs’ regular receiving rotation, and eventually, Fresno State made the decision to redshirt him. Of course, while there are cautionary portal tales like those of Hershey and James, there are also success stories. Sacramento State running back Cam Skattebo has become one of the most productive running backs in the nation after transferring to Arizona State two seasons ago. He gained almost 1,400 yards and scored 17 touchdowns for the nationally-ranked Sun Devils this season. And while Hawkins and the ISU staff will miss Panikowski, and perhaps other talented Bengals who decide to make use of the portal staring on Monday, they also realize the portal door swings both ways. ISU greatly benefitted from the addition of quarterback Kobe Tracy, who transferred from Utah Tech this past summer, and wound up being the Bengals’ starting quarterback. They also picked up receiver Jeff Weimer from UNLV, who was a first-team all-conference selection, starting safety Jaydin Davis from Central Michigan, receiver Tsion Nunnally from Washington State, offensive linemen Ty Hyde from Utah Tech and Jake Hellmann from Utah State. The perception problem with the portal, though, is that typically the players who are leaving a program tend to all hit the portal at the same time, creating the impression that the sky is falling. The players that use the portal to come to a smaller school like ISU, however, typically don’t start showing up in the public’s perception until they can start producing the following season. So while ISU effectively traded Chadon James for Jeff Weimer as first-team all-conference receivers, Bengal fans didn’t really appreciate what they got until the past season was over. 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