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The Ontario anti-tariff commercial that derailed negotiations between Canada and the United States was produced by an external ad agency with ties to the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. The Ontario commercial, which features former Republican president Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs and protectionism, created an international stir when President Donald Trump terminated trade negotiations with Canada and applied a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the United States.Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested the commercial was also the sole reason for the “unexpected twists and turns” in the talks, and emphasized that while he’s open to “unsolicited advice” on those discussions, the negotiations are the “responsibility of the government of Canada.”“There were a series of very det...

The Ontario government is scrapping its plans for consultations on changing the law that currently allows for month-to-month tenancies, a move that housing advocates say is a relief but doesn’t go far enough. Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government introduced Bill 60 on Thursday, which included plans to address delays and reduce the backlog at the Landlord and Tenant Board.The bill included proposals to change how much landlords must compensate tenants if evicted in good faith for specific reasons, and when an eviction order can be set aside.Groups like ACORN Canada raised concerns over several elements, but the proposal that had advocates and politicians concerned the most was holding consultations to potentially change renters’ rights to stay in their homes.On Sunday afternoon, Municipal ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2025 11:29 am Updated October 27, 2025 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the upcoming federal budget will include $75 million over the next three years to boost an apprentice training program focused on the building trades. The proposed funding for the Union Training and Innovation Program in the 2026-27 fiscal year is part of a suite of jobs programs Hajdu is announcing this mornin...

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he won’t be meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney “for a while” after cutting off trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertisement run by the Ontario government that he called “egregious.” On Saturday, Trump declared that he would add a 10 per cent tariff on top of existing levies on Canada because an ad featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan speaking about the risks of using tariffs was still running.Trump on Monday was asked when those additional tariffs will kick in.“I don’t know when it’s going to kick in,” he told reporters on board Air Force One. “We’ll see.” 0:59 The Ontario anti-tariff ad which lead Trump to end trade talks wi...

As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens an increase in tariffs on Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has “sole responsibility” for the country’s ongoing trade talks with its southern neighbour. “It is the sole responsibility of the government of Canada to have those discussions with the United States, and it’s the best way forward,” he told reporters Sunday.Carney was in Malaysia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders summit.His comments came hours after Trump threatened a 10 per cent tariff on top of what was already in place on Canada in response to an ad campaign launched by Ontario, which aired on American television.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday evening, Eastern time, Trump once again criticized Canada for the airing of...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable partner for Southeast Asia, one that’s committed to rules-based trade at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is rewriting global trade norms. He’s heading to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, known as ASEAN, seeking to drum up investment into Canada that will help achieve the nation-building plans that formed a central plank of the Liberals’ election platform.In a speech previewing his government’s first budget, Carney said Wednesday that Canada has set a goal to double exports to markets outside the United States in the next decade, some $300 billion of new trade, as Canada tries to diversify its markets.About 24 hours after Carney’s speech, Trump abruptly called off trade negotiations with Canada, citing his...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted October 24, 2025 4:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Prime Minister Mark Carney sets off for his first official trip to Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s regional policy is outdated. Anand says she has told her department to update the Indo-Pacific strategy that the Trudeau government released three years ago. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. ...

The White House says further trade negotiations with Ottawa are “futile” if Canadians “can’t be serious,” after U.S. President Donald Trump terminated the talks. Trump announced Thursday night he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of an Ontario government television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he called “egregious.”White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement to Global News on Friday that the “misleadingly edited” ad “is the latest example of how Canadian officials would rather play games than engage with the Administration.”“The Trump Administration has repeatedly sought to address Canada’s longstanding, unfair trade barriers,” Desai said. “These good-faith efforts with Canadian officials have not led to any constructive progress.“As President Trump made ...

In a late-night social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating all trade talks with Canada over a television ad against tariffs.In his Truth Social post, Trump blamed an “egregious” television ad paid for and run by the Ontario government on American television networks.The ad, featuring images of Americans from all walks of life going about their days over swelling music, is set to several clips from a 1987 radio address by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.In the speech, Reagan spoke about “free and fair trade,” and about how he views the risks of tariffs and protectionism against tariffs the U.S. was imposing at the time on Japanese goods. Story continues below advertisement The speech in its entirety lasted roughly five minutes, wh...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be afraid to make a World Series bet with him as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I think he’s afraid to make a bet. He doesn’t like to lose,” Carney joked Thursday when reporters asked him about a possible wager as he stopped by the Jays’ practice at the Rogers Centre.“He hasn’t called, he hasn’t returned my call yet on the bet so I’m ready,” Carney said. “We’re ready to make a bet with the U.S.”Earlier Thursday, Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both predicted the Blue Jays will win the World Series in six games, though so far neither has plans to attend in person.Ford said at the end of a press conference at a nuclear plant with Carney that he would be watching Friday’s game from his “man cave...