5 things you need to know this morning: April 10, 2025

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

Five things you need to know

1. Canadian trips to US down sharply

Canadians are making fewer trips to the US this year compared with 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada. The number of visits to the south by car was 32 per cent lower this March versus 12 months earlier, while trips by plane were down 13.5 per cent.

Canadian travelers are keeping their distance from the US, a country that was once their top destination, as tensions between the two nations grow https://t.co/FfYBidig4k

— Bloomberg (@business) April 10, 2025

2. Man accused of killing kids at daycare may have been trying to kill 'his own past': psychiatrist

A man accused of killing two children and injuring another six after driving a bus into a daycare didn't know right from wrong, according to a psychiatrist who testified at his trial this week. Dr. Sylvain Faucher said the accused, Ny St-Amand, was in a "fragile" state because of his childhood in Cambodia, and may have attacked the daycare as a way of "killing his own past."

Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare may have been trying to kill his past, trial told https://t.co/DOQybpJDy4 pic.twitter.com/LE1TJWICAe

— National Post (@nationalpost) April 9, 2025

3. Canadian businessman complains about retaliatory tariffs against US

A businessman affected by Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US imports has spoken of his frustration with the Liberal government. Louis Lafleur, whose firm imports material from the US to make wood veneers, said he has started to reduce his workforce, adding: "When the Trump administration said we're going to put a tariff, everyone agreed that it would be very, very bad for them. And our reaction to that? To do the same!"

'We look a little stupid,' says Quebec manufacturer stung by Canada's counter-tariffs https://t.co/VbEEQwPkZw

— David Perreault (@DavidPerreault) April 10, 2025

4. Markets plunge again after Wednesday's rally, White House adviser says deals close

US stocks are once again plunging this morning after a historic rally on Wednesday. That comes despite news that the EU will put its planned retaliatory tariffs on US products on hold and claims by White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett that the US is close to signing deals with the country's trade partners.

The stock market yesterday vs. today pic.twitter.com/wmsBrrsol5

— Brew Markets (@brewmarkets) April 10, 2025

5. Idea that western provinces could separate is 'imaginary' and 'utopian,' academic says

An academic has poured cold water on the idea that provinces in the west could secede from Canada in the event that the Liberal Party wins a fourth term in power. John Soroski, who teaches political science at MacEwan University, said separation is "kind of an imaginary, utopian, optimistic vision" because "I don’t think the numbers are there.”

If the Liberals win the election, western separation is unlikely. But here's what might happen instead https://t.co/npCg0nFhq0

— CTV News (@CTVNews) April 10, 2025