Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Canada has intensified its retaliatory trade action against the US today, with American-made vehicles now affected by import taxes. US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has urged his social media followers to "BE COOL" as China hit the US with an 84 per cent tariff in response to the US's 104 per cent tariff on Chinese goods.
Canada adds more retaliatory tariffs as Trump’s trade war hits the world https://t.co/0dnbJa1zGs
— CP24 (@CP24) April 9, 2025
The number of asylum seekers coming to Canada is increasing at a crucial border crossing amid fears that Donald Trump's policies in the US will drive more migrants to the north. According to the Canada Border Services Agency, there were 1,356 applications for asylum in March at St-Bernard-de-Lacolle in Quebec, with many of them from Haiti.
Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants’ protected status set to expire in U.S. https://t.co/7H4gUTFBKP
— CTV Montreal (@CTVMontreal) April 9, 2025
Clothing firms in Canada are said to be suffering through "tariff hell" due to the US's decision to slap beefy import taxes on major textile-producing nations such as India, Vietnam and China. Though Canada is not directly affected by the tariffs, many Canadian brands – including Aritzia, Lululemon and Gildan – saw their stocks fall because they often rely on the US for big chunks of their revenue.
U.S. retail groups have warned that tariffs on Asian countries, where most American clothing is made, will mean a steep uptick in prices ahead of the back-to-school season.
— CBC News (@CBCNews) April 8, 2025
And Canada is not immune. https://t.co/Ahe9mhAyHV
A Canadian group that has backed India's prime minister in elections also donated cash to Pierre Poilievre's leadership campaign, according to a Global News report. Poilievre, however, denied any wrongdoing this morning in relation to the Overseas Friends of BJP Canada, instead pointing at Liberal Leader Mark Carney's relationship with China.
‘Friends’ of India's ruling party helped finance Poilievre’s leadership campaign. https://t.co/ouEOMtWUa5
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 9, 2025
A British woman who calls herself an "adventurer" has been rebuked by some people in Nunavut after she said she was the first woman to pull off a solo crossing of Baffin Island. Camilla Hempleman-Adams was accused of being wrong about the claim, with one woman, Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, saying it represented "Western colonialism" and was "dangerous."
Adventurer's trek claim 'ignorant', say islanders https://t.co/pX7JpKK3QY
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 9, 2025
