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U.S. President Donald Trump may have delayed a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for a month, but Tyler Pubben isn’t letting his guard down.’ The president of Tapmaster — a Calgary business making faucets with brass and polymer from the U.S. — is looking to reduce the company’s reliance on the U.S. by beefing up sales at home, expanding into new markets and seeking alternate suppliers.“It’s been easier to sell to the U.S. just because the U.S. customer base is larger,” he said Tuesday. “But the political environment is just not as trustworthy as it was even two weeks ago, so we’re actively looking for ways to diversify.”Pubben’s attitude is much the same across Canada’s small business community, which is refusing to treat Trump’s 28-day reprieve as a sure thing because it’s seen how unp...

U.S. President Donald Trump may have delayed a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for a month, but Tyler Pubben isn’t letting his guard down.’ The president of Tapmaster — a Calgary business making faucets with brass and polymer from the U.S. — is looking to reduce the company’s reliance on the U.S. by beefing up sales at home, expanding into new markets and seeking alternate suppliers.“It’s been easier to sell to the U.S. just because the U.S. customer base is larger,” he said Tuesday. “But the political environment is just not as trustworthy as it was even two weeks ago, so we’re actively looking for ways to diversify.”Pubben’s attitude is much the same across Canada’s small business community, which is refusing to treat Trump’s 28-day reprieve as a sure thing because it’s seen how unp...

Water experts are sounding the alarm after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the opening of two dams in Central California late last week, letting approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs. The Army Corps of Engineers released water from two reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada on Friday, but the move didn’t allow for much warning for local farmers, reported Politico.“Local water managers on the Kaweah and Tule rivers had to move equipment and alert farms about possible flooding with only an hour’s notice,” Kaweah River Water Master Victor Hernandez told the outlet, calling the situation “alarming and scary.”He’s not the only one expressing concerns about the water management tactic, which many have argued is a misguided move on the part of Trump, who said in recent we...

The trade war between Canada and the United States is on pause after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed Monday to new measures addressing President Donald Trump’s concerns over fentanyl trafficking across the border, including the appointment of a “fentanyl czar.” The Canadian government moved swiftly to speak about the promise on Tuesday.“What is our objective today? Stop the tariffs. We are going to do what we have to do in order to strengthen this border…because there is so much on the line for everyday Canadians,” Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said at the Emerson, Man., border on Tuesday.“The prime minister signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl that will be backed by a $200 million investment. We are going to be appointing our first fentanyl czar...

As trade tensions rise between China and the United States, Canada is not out of the woods yet, leaving some to wonder if a trade war is inevitable. On Monday, the U.S. and Canada agreed to pause tariffs for 30 days to negotiate new security measures at the border, but the economic standoff between China and the U.S. continues.While the temporary reprieve brings a moment of relief for Canadians, uncertainty still lingers, leaving many Canadians questioning whether a trade war is merely delayed.“President Trump’s crushing 25 per cent tariffs are a complete betrayal of the historic bond between our countries. It is a declaration of economic war against a trusted ally and friend,” British Columbia Premier David Eby said Saturday in response to Trump’s tariff threat.While trade disputes are no...

Doug Ford’s personal views about U.S. President Donald Trump bubbled to the surface of Ontario’s snap election campaign after candid comments by the Progressive Conservative party leader were picked up at a campaign stop. Speaking to a small group of people at his local campaign headquarters, Ford appeared to explain his initial admiration for Trump in a moment caught on hot mic.“On election day, was I happy this guy won? One hundred per cent I was,” Ford can be heard saying in the clip. “Then the guy pulled out the knife and f****** yanked it into us.”On Monday when Ford made the comments, Trump was planning to level 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States. By dinner time the same day, that threat had been pushed off until at least early March.Ford’s team did not resp...