5 Things posted Dec 2, 2024 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: Dec. 2, 2024

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

Five things you need to know

1. US Postal Service stops accepting mail bound for Canada

The US Postal Service has stopped accepting mail headed to Canada as Canada Post workers continue their strike. In its most recent update about the strike, Canada Post said it had presented the CUPW union with a framework for negotiating a settlement to the disturbance.

U.S. Postal Service suspends accepting mail bound for Canada due to strike https://t.co/g0GrGepnsb pic.twitter.com/FIquG2yl0o
— National Post (@nationalpost) December 2, 2024

2. Despite repeatedly saying he wouldn't, President Biden pardons his criminal son

President Joe Biden has pardoned his criminal son, Hunter, despite previously promising he would not do so. Biden insisted, however, that he still believes in the justice system, though in the case of his son, who is a felon, he alleged that "politics" had been involved.

With just weeks left in office, Pres. Biden has pardoned his son, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges, after repeatedly saying he would not do so.@MaryKBruce reports. https://t.co/KI94sIhrT8 pic.twitter.com/crwvXzgDp4
— ABC News (@ABC) December 2, 2024

3. Poilievre praises 'real refugees,' but pledges to deal with 'people who lie' to get into Canada

Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre has said he loves "real refugees" – such as his wife – but has "no time for people who lie to come into our country" as he puts more flesh on the bones of his immigration platform. Poilievre said the "problem" of deceitful asylum claimants must be "cut off."

Poilievre calls for asylum seeker cap, border plan as U.S. tariff threat looms #cdnpoli https://t.co/IQkddH4MAr pic.twitter.com/dmxfbIYBJd
— Calgary Sun (@calgarysun) December 1, 2024

4. Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they try to create rival to USD

President Donald Trump has pledged to slap 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS nations if they attempt to create a rival to the US dollar. Some of the countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the UAE, Egypt, Iran and Ethiopia – have previously suggested creating a currency to get around the US dollar's dominance in global trade.

#DonaldTrump warns #BRICS nations against replacing #USDollar; threatens 100% #tariff 🇺🇸 https://t.co/7ool9MgJaH pic.twitter.com/FUop9Ajw1g
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) December 1, 2024

5. Young Canadians struggling to become farmers due to high costs

Young Canadians are struggling to get into farming because the costs have become prohibitive, according to some aspirant agriculturalists. "Anyone that wasn't born on a farm or born into some kind of wealth can't get into the game right now," the president of the youth branch of the National Farmers Union told CBC.

Farming in Canada is changing. Young people say they can't get a foothold @padraigmoran @mattgallowaycbc @TheCurrentCBC https://t.co/dRiRzDXjnr
— Heather Wells (@HeatherWellsCBC) December 1, 2024