The Canadian economy added 83,000 jobs in June, while unemployment fell by 0.1 percentage points, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 35 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods as the two countries have been engaged in negotiations to reach some sort of trade agreement.

Indigenous Services Canada has warned staff that meeting the Carney government’s budget cut targets “will involve difficult decisions that will impact our programs and activities, as well as our workforce.” Then the next day, the department announced a large internal restructuring.

Defence Minister David McGuinty called allegations that military members were part of an extremist plot “disturbing,” but pushed back against accusations the Canadian Armed Forces isn’t doing enough to change its culture.

It’s not just Canadians who are holding back on cross-border travel amid a U.S. trade war that has soured bilateral relations. The number of Americans coming to Canada is also dropping off.

Boycotts often wane over time as people lose interest and return to old habits. But many Canadians’ resolve to boycott the U.S., and focus on Canadian products has remained strong, thanks to Trump’s prolonged trade war.

The RCMP made shocking allegations this week when they accused four men, including Canadian Armed Forces members, of amassing a trove of weapons and explosives as part of a scheme to take over land near Quebec’s capital.

The Conservative Party’s spending outstripped its record fundraising total in 2024 as it ramped up advertising and internal polling ahead of the federal election.