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Descrease article font size Increase article font size New U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum went into effect Wednesday as a trade war between the two North American neighbours escalates. U.S. President Donald Trump had on Tuesday threatened to double the planned metal tariffs to 50 per cent in response to Ontario’s decision to impose a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S, which was retaliation for Trump imposing sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods last week.The White House on Tuesday afternoon said the steel and aluminum tariffs would go ahead at 25 per cent instead of 50 per cent after Ontario suspended its electricity tax for three U.S. states.The federal government has so far retaliated to the broad...

The national president of Unifor says the ongoing “chaos” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting announcements on tariffs has led to investments in sectors like the auto industry being put on hold, posing a danger to the country’s economy. Lana Payne’s comments come just minutes after the White House announced Tuesday Trump would not double incoming tariffs set for Wednesday on steel and aluminum, as he had threatened to do just hours earlier, instead keeping them at the original rate of 25 per cent.“He likes chaos, he likes the drama, but the reality is is that his actions are having a real-time impact on Canadian workers and they will have a real-time impact on American workers,” said Payne, whose union represents people in various industries including steel and aluminum.The 25 per ce...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2025 6:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s Energy Ministry says the United States has paused negotiations with Canada on the wide-reaching Columbia River Treaty that regulates everything from flood control and power generation to water supply and salmon restoration in the region. The ministry says in a news release that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration “is conducting a broad review of its international engagement.”The two countries reached an in-principle deal on a new version of the decades-old treaty last July, and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has been in office for less than 100 days, but he has already imposed tariffs on Canada and other key trading partners — with threats of more to come. The growing trade war between the U.S. and Canada has sparked retaliation from Ottawa and the provinces, roiled stock markets and raised recession and inflation fears on both sides of the border.Trump has stuck firm to his belief that tariffs on foreign importers will raise billions of dollars in revenue for the U.S. that will help address the national debt and bring manufacturing and investment back to the country after decades of free trade.Economists almost universally agree the tariffs amount to an extra tax on importers, despite Trump’s promises during his presidential campaign to lower corporate tax rates. ...

By Sarah Ritchie The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2025 12:38 pm Updated March 11, 2025 12:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mark Carney’s leadership campaign says he has given a “full and robust conflict of interest management plan” to the country’s ethics commissioner. In a media statement, the campaign says that as part of that plan, Carney has divested all of his assets other than personal real estate into a blind trust.The campaign spokesperson says this happened fou...

Members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are defending his growing trade war with Canada and the impact it’s having on markets and retirement savings, claiming any short-term pain will eventually lead to long-term “prosperity.” The U.S. stock market was sinking further Tuesday after Trump said he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, continuing a downward trend that has pulled Wall Street more than nine per cent below its record set just a month ago.Trump said it was in direct response to Ontario’s move to put an export tax on electricity it sells to U.S. states, which was retaliation for the sweeping 25 per cent U.S. tariffs imposed earlier this month.Asked if she can promise Americans who have seen their pensions and retirement savings plans affected by the ...

Ontario “won’t back down” after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a further tariff hike in response to the province’s 25 per cent export tax on electricity. Premier Doug Ford delivered that remark in an interview with MSNBC Tuesday morning, within an hour after Trump said he has instructed his commerce security to add an additional 25 per cent tariff to Canadian steel and aluminum, beginning Wednesday.Those tariffs, which were initially set to be imposed at a rate of 25 per cent, will now be 50 per cent should Trump stay true to his word.“We will not back down. We will be relentless,” Ford said.“I apologize to the American people that President Trump decided to have an unprovoked attack on our country, on families, on jobs. It’s unacceptable.” Story continues below advertiseme...

For Mary Ann and Mike Jeffries, Florida has been their warm-weather sanctuary for the past 15 years, a place where they could escape harsh Canadian winters and live an active, vibrant life. But recent political changes have made their seasonal home feel less welcoming. The couple, who live in Moncton, New Brunswick, has decided to permanently leave their home away from home in Florida—a decision they never thought they’d make.The Jeffries’ are just one of the many Canadian “snowbirds” who flock to the U.S. every year to enjoy the mild Florida climate. But as the U.S. government tightens regulations on foreign nationals, including Canadians, their situation has become increasingly difficult.A new policy from the U.S government will require foreign nationals visiting for more than 30 days to...

Only two of the candidates in the Liberal leadership race — Mark Carney and Ruby Dhalla — disclosed their fundraising events to Elections Canada. A political transparency advocate says this exposes a “loophole” in the rules for funding political campaigns that needs to be closed — since some of the contenders held fundraisers without publicly disclosing them or reporting who attended.Carney reported eight fundraisers to Elections Canada over the course of the two-month race, while Dhalla — whom the party eventually kicked out of the race — disclosed one.But Chrystia Freeland — who held several fundraiser events during the race — and candidates Frank Baylis and Karina Gould did not add any information to the public disclosure list.Leadership candidates and political parties must disclose th...

High-stakes talks between senior delegations from Ukraine and the United States on how to end Kyiv’s three-year war with Moscow opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hours after Russian air defenses shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over Russia. Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that spanned 10 Russian regions, officials said. No large-scale damage was reported.In the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, journalists briefly entered a room where senior Ukrainian delegation met with America’s top diplomat for talks on ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiled for the cameras. Asked what is his expectations for the meeting were, Rubio gave a thumbs up and replied, “Good.”Ukrain...