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China announced Tuesday it will impose additional tariffs of up to 15 per cent on imports of key U.S. farm products, including chicken, pork, soy and beef, and also expanded controls on doing business with key U.S. companies. The tariffs announced by the Commerce Ministry are due to take effect from March 10, though goods already in transit will be exempt until April 12. They follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to raise tariffs on imports of Chinese products to 20 per cent across the board. Those took effect on Tuesday, along with 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.Imports of U.S. grown chicken, wheat, corn and cotton will face an extra 15 per cent tariff, a notice by the ministry said. Tariffs on sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, seafoods, fruit, vegetables and dair...

Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports and governments’ response to them will have “severe repercussions” for Ontario’s housing sector. The warning from the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) Tuesday comes as the U.S. president finally followed through on his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports. Canadian energy was hit with a lower, 10 per cent levy. Meanwhile, China was slapped with a 10 per cent tariff.Ottawa and the provinces have vowed a strong response: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has said it will impose tariffs on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods immediately, and further tariffs on $125 billion worth of American products 21 days later.Ontario Premier Doug Ford reiterated Monday that he is prepared to follow throu...

Nova Scotia’s premier had some strong words for the American president after sweeping tariffs came into effect Tuesday. “Donald Trump is a short-sighted man who wields his power just for the sake of it, not having any consideration for the destructive impact of his decisions on both Canadians and Americans,” premier Tim Houston said in a statement.Houston went on to say that “it is impossible to properly describe the uncertainty and chaos” the tariffs have caused Canadians.As of Tuesday, a sweeping 25 per cent tariff has been imposed on all goods going into the United States from both Canada and Mexico, with a 10 per cent tariff on Canada’s energy exports. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking new...

The first round of U.S. tariffs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are now in effect, marking the start of a trade war between the long-time North American allies. As of Tuesday, a sweeping 25 per cent tariff has been imposed on all goods going into the United States from both Canada and Mexico, with a 10 per cent tariff on Canada’s energy exports.In response, Canada has hit back with an initial 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion worth of U.S. goods, with additional tariffs on another $125 billion in American goods to come three weeks later, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.“Canada will not let this unjustified decision go unanswered,” Trudeau said in a statement Monday night, hours before the U.S. deadline.“Our tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. trade action is withdrawn, and should U...

Canada is bracing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that are set to land at midnight Tuesday, and which economists have warned will be the “most significant trade shock” since the 1930s. The tariffs are expected to hit the Canadian economy hard, with some economics warning Canada could dip into a period of recession.While the tariffs were delayed once before, there is still no sign at this point that will happen again.“We hope that logic will prevail,” Immigration Minister Marc Miller told reporters in Montreal, adding he had no knowledge of whether tariffs will be imposed at midnight.“I wish I could say more, but I’ll probably find out at the same time as all Canadians.”Trump’s commerce secretary on Sunday said the tariffs on Canada and Mexico are still coming Tuesday, th...

Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Mark Carney is unfairly taking credit for the previous Conservative government’s economic record as he campaigns in the Liberal leadership race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a letter to Conservative supporters emailed by the party, Harper says Carney, who served as governor of the Bank of Canada during the 2008 global financial crisis, did not oversee the day-to-day management of the economy during that time.Rather, he says it was the late finance minister Jim Flaherty, whose record Harper seeks to defend in the letter.“I have listened, with increasing disbelief, to Mark Carney’s attempts to take credit for things he had little or nothing to do with back then,” Harper writes.“He has been doing this at the expense of the late Jim Flah...

Tariffs on Canada and Mexico will land on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump says. “Very importantly tomorrow, tariffs — 25 per cent on Canada and 25 per cent on Mexico — and that’ll start. So they’re going to have to have a tariff,” Trump told reporters in the White House.Trump was referring to the broad-based 25 per cent tariffs on all goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent rate for Canadian energy exports and an additional 10 per cent on Chinese goods.Trump has said these tariffs are aimed at curbing the flow of illegal substances, specifically fentanyl, coming in through the border into the United States.These tariffs were originally slated to go into effect on Feb. 4, but Trump decided to defer them for a month after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin ...

President Donald Trump on Monday alerted America's farmers to coming U.S. tariffs on 'external product,' telling them to get ready to sell their goods domestically. Source link

Thousands of protesters descended on U.S. national parks over the weekend, from Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon and beyond, calling for the government to stop the sweeping federal cuts to public lands and protect the areas where millions of Americans work and play. President Donald Trump’s administration has, so far, slashed about 1,000 National Park Service jobs and fired an additional 2,000 recently hired employees within the U.S. Forest Service — cuts that many say will put the future of these lands in jeopardy, as well as lead to unsafe hiking and camping for visitors, unmaintained washroom facilities and long service lines. Protesters hold signs at Roosevelt Arch, the northern entrance to Yellowstone Park on March 1, 2025, in Gardiner, Mont. About 200 people sh...

Britain said on Monday there were several possible proposals on the table for a possible Ukraine ceasefire, after France floated a proposal for a month-long initial truce that could pave the way for peace talks. European countries, led by Britain and France, are looking at options for a peace proposal including Ukraine after last week’s Oval Office rupture between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.“There are clearly a number of options on the table,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman said. “I’m just not getting into a running commentary on the options.”White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, when asked about the weekend activities of Europe rallying around Zelenskyy, told reporters: “So, we welcome Europe stepping up for Europe, but the...