5 things you need to know this morning: Sept. 26, 2025

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Ottawa says it has no deadline for review of Chinese EVs

The federal government has said there's no formal deadline in place for the recently announced review of its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese EVs. Instead, officials said, the review is "informal." The tariff was put in place last year in solidarity with the US.

Ottawa says Chinese EV tariff review is ‘informal,’ with no specific deadline https://t.co/Vn81m6UIXe

— CityNews Kitchener (@CityNewsKIT) September 26, 2025

2. Israel's PM once again lashes out at 'disgraceful' Liberals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again laid into Mark Carney and his Liberal government, damning Canada's recognition of a Palestinian state as "disgraceful," "sheer madness" and "insane." Separately, former UK PM Tony Blair is reportedly in talks to lead a "transitional authority" in Gaza that would run the territory before handing it over to Palestinians.

Breaking News🇮🇱🔥: "Those leaders from France, UK, Australia and Canada who recognise a Palestinian State are sending a clear message...it's alright to kill Jews...90% of Palestinians celebrated October 7th...shame on all of you".

Israeli Leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, goes… pic.twitter.com/8wAMAl5ogr

— HIN News🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@HerdImmunity12) September 26, 2025

3. Rustad says 'Indigenous rights and private property rights cannot coexist,' calls on Supreme Court to intervene

Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad has called on the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene after claiming that "Indigenous rights and private property rights cannot coexist." His remarks were made in relation to last month's ruling in the BC Supreme Court that the Cowichan Tribes were the owners of seven and a half square kilometres of land in Richmond, invaliding private citizens' titles.

B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad says private property rights, Indigenous title cannot coexist https://t.co/r9rEwH3w1m

— CTV News Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) September 26, 2025

4. US ambassador says airport pre-clearance might not 'work anymore' due to decline in Canadian visitors

The US ambassador to Canada has been talking tough again, this time warning that his country might have to review the pre-clearance process in Canadian airports that makes travel to the US easier. Pete Hoekstra said "we're not sure we can make the numbers work anymore" due to the decline in Canadians going to the US following Donald Trump's return to the White House this year.

US has to 'take a look' at pre-clearance https://t.co/li9loVeYzy (Sort of "It would be a real shame if we had to drop preclearance at Canadian airports." This is like an increasingly messy divorce)

— David Mulroney (@David_Mulroney) September 26, 2025

5. Record cargo volumes at Port of Vancouver as extra oil from TMX heads to Asia

Good times at the Port of Vancouver: it handled a record 85 million metric tonnes of cargo in the first six months of this year, an increase of 13 per cent compared with the same period in 2024. The port's success is down to an increase in oil exports – mostly to China – courtesy of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Also up were canola exports (by 72 per cent), with stocks being sold to markets other than China and the US.

Port of Vancouver handles record volumes as Canadian trade shifts toward Asia https://t.co/KrChgflbfc pic.twitter.com/zsH3vQynkX

— Robert Fife (@RobertFife) September 26, 2025