The Mix

OTTAWA — After U.S. President Donald Trump boosted steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent, some industry groups and the Official Opposition have called on the federal government to retaliate in kind.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Thursday in Harvey Weinstein ’s New York sex crimes retrial , but ended the day without a verdict in a case that encapsulated the #MeToo movement.

OTTAWA — Ottawa is reviewing its spending "from top to bottom" as Canada's closest allies call on Canada to hike defence spending to levels not seen since the height of the Cold War, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index managed a slight gain Thursday while U.S. markets closed down on a choppy day that included headlines on trade tensions softening as well as a very public fallout between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

OTTAWA — Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 per cent — despite numerous calls for Canada to swiftly retaliate with new tariffs of its own.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Steve Hubbard was back teaching yoga in a San Diego beachfront park on Thursday, the day after a federal appeals court ruled against the California city's ban on his classes in shoreline parks and beaches.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia search and rescue organizations are warning the public about fundraisers claiming they'll use donated cash to search for two missing children.

MONTREAL — Transat AT Inc. shares soared Thursday after the travel company announced major restructuring of pandemic-era debt in a deal that forgives hundreds of millions of dollars owed. Its stock price jumped 27 cents or 16 per cent to close at $1.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Canada Post over ongoing contract negotiations, as the union scrambles to overcome bargaining pushback from both management and its membership.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial continued its fourth week of testimony with prosecutors calling a woman to the stand who testified under the pseudonym “Jane.