While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Joe Van Wonderen.
The CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs said the company’s decision to issue hundreds of layoff notices at the Stelco plant in Hamilton, Ont., was a “business decision to concentrate production.” In an exclusive interview with BNN Bloomberg Thursday, Lourenco Goncalves said he intends to rehire the laid off workers, calling the job cuts “temporary.” “Stelco is having a great year, we are...
A Cuban Canadian advocacy group is calling on the federal government to enable businesses to conduct work with Cuba as the island struggles under a renewed blockade from the United States. In a statement on its website, the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) said the UN General Assembly has “overwhelmingly” has condemned the U.S. and its actions against the Caribbean...
American liquor will only return to Manitoba store shelves if the U.S. drops all tariffs on Canadian goods, Wab Kinew said Friday. Manitoba has boycotted American booze since February 2025, and the premier said in an interview with CTV Power Play‘s Mike Le Couteur that besides dropping tariffs, the only other thing that could affect negotiations would be the full...
The next phase of Middle East conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could involve other countries or NATO members to demonstrate a united front against Tehran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, says Canada’s former top diplomat. Peter Mackay, who served as former prime minister Stephen Harper’s first foreign affairs minister, told CTV News Channel on Thursday that...
Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout will cross the floor to join the Liberals, inching Mark Carney’s Liberals closer to a majority government. In a statement late Tuesday night, NDP interim leader Don Davies announced Idlout’s defection from the party, saying he was “very disappointed” she had decided to join the Liberal caucus. “The position of the New Democrats on floor...
The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message during an ongoing trade dispute with Beijing. “I am reminding (the premiers) publicly, that if Canada is in a trade war with a country, then the response has to be...
While Canada has pledged to invest five per cent of its GDP to defence by 2035, one expert says the military will need to address staffing shortages, low recruitment levels and commit to internal reorganization if they actually want to hit that target. In an interview with CTV Your Morning on Monday, David Fraser, CTV military analyst and a retired...