5 Things posted Jan 9, 2025 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: Jan. 9, 2025

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

Five things you need to know

1. Trudeau praises Canadians helping in LA as death toll hits 5

Justin Trudeau has praised Canadian involvement in the disastrous fires in Los Angeles, tweeting about "neighbours helping neighbors" on X. BC's Coulson Aviation helicopters and planes from Quebec are among the resources being deployed against the fires down south, which have so far claimed five lives and destroyed more than a thousand homes.

Neighbours helping neighbors. 🇨🇦🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/qRuEsu31T0

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 9, 2025

2. Feds threaten counter-tariffs on toilets and OJ, Miller insults Trump team

The federal government is considering targeting US steel, toilets and orange juice in retaliation against a threatened 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the US. It comes as the brouhaha initiated by President-elect Donald Trump continues to torment the Canadian political class, with some cabinet ministers reacting with caution and others, including Immigration Minister Marc Miller, choosing to insult the Trump team instead, questioning their ability to find Canada on a map.

Canada could impose tariffs on U.S. steel, orange juice in response to Trump threat https://t.co/IuX5tmXuxB
— CTV National News (@CTVNationalNews) January 9, 2025

3. Loblaws stores overcharged customers for underweight meat, investigation shows

Loblaws has been overcharging customers by selling underweight meat for an "undisclosed period," according to an investigation from CBC News. Journalists at the Crown corporation found the practice had been occurring at 80 stores, with Walmart and Sobeys also implicated.

The Loblaw grocery chain overcharged customers by selling underweighted meat across 80 stores for an undisclosed period that ended in December 2023, a CBC News investigation has found. https://t.co/2Xulchv0Ki
— CBC News (@CBCNews) January 9, 2025

4. How do you tip in modern Canada? CTV has made a guide

Tipping has become an increasingly stressful exercise in Canada. So CTV has put together a little list of what it reckons customers should do in various situations.

Tipping guide to Canada: When, where and how much to tip for restaurants, taxis and more https://t.co/F17exwzhUB
— CTV News (@CTVNews) January 9, 2025

5. Meta says users can now say transgender people are 'mentally ill'

Meta has said it will now allow users on its platforms to say gay and transgender people are "mentally ill." It explained: “We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality.”