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U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his plan to levy tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a series of commitments on Monday to improve border security. That means there’s a ceasefire in a trade war that had the potential to inflict major economic painContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if he becomes prime minister he will implement a plan to boost internal trade in Canada that he says will increase the country’s GDP by more than $200 billion.  Conservative leader’s pitch includes many line items the government is already doing Conservative Leader PierreContinue Reading

FULL SPEECH | Trudeau says Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada will respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs with 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods. U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a tradeContinue Reading

Politics The federal government has released a list of American made goods that it will be tariffing starting Tuesday. Ottawa has announced a 25% tariff on $30B worth of goods coming from the U.S. Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2025 3:11 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

FULL SPEECH | Trudeau says Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada will respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs with 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. goods. On Saturday night shortly after 9 p.m. ET, PrimeContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recalled a solid relationship with the U.S. built on history and necessity as he announced retaliatory tariffs in response to a trade war that surveys have found Americans aren’t eager to pursue. Trudeau tries to prepare Canadians for a struggle as counter-tariffs announced Aaron WherryContinue Reading

N.L. premier says Canadian identity ‘under attack’ with Trump tariff threats Ahead of a meeting with the prime minister and fellow premiers, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said the threat of U.S. tariffs is not just an economic attack but one on Canada’s values, sovereignty and identity. Furey toldContinue Reading

The first shots of the trade war between the United States and Canada have been fired. Whether it escalates beyond the planned 25 per cent tariff into a wider economic war depends upon how genuinely serious President Donald Trump is about annexation, experts say. Tariffs are one thing. While painfulContinue Reading

Trump’s imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all goods from Canada, and levying tariffs of 25 per cent on Mexican goods, 10 per cent on China products, all expected to take effect Tuesday. In response, Trudeau announced Canada will hit back against the U.S. with tariffs on $155 billion worth ofContinue Reading