Ottawa: Canada said it would impose a 25 percent tariff on some autos imported from the United States, retaliating against President Donald Trump’s levies that came into affect on Thursday. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced “25 percent tariffs on all vehicles imported from the United States that are not compliant with CUSMA,” using the Canadian … Read more
Paris: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that his country was seeking to reinforce ties with “reliable” European allies, as he embarked on a transatlantic trip after his country’s economy and even sovereignty came under unprecedented threat from its southern neighbour the United States. Carney, the former Bank of England governor who succeeded Justin … Read more
Ottawa: US President Donald Trump has once called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the “Governor”, a nod to his claim that America’s northern neighbor would be better off as it’s 51st state. Soon after his nearly an hour-long phone call with the Canadian leader, Mr Trump took to his Social Truth platform on Wednesday … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday — but there was no breakthrough yet in negotiations with Canada on an issue that has sparked fears of a global trade war. As world markets slumped, Trump and his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum both announced the halt in … Read more
Ottawa: Ontario, Canada’s most populous province and its economic engine, announced Monday a ban on US companies bidding on tens of billions of dollars worth of government contracts, and dumped a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink in a pushback to US tariffs. “Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ontario Premier … Read more
Toronto/Calgary/Winnipeg: Canadians have canceled trips south of the border, boycotted US alcohol and other products and even booed at sporting events after US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on most of Canada’s goods on Saturday. Though Trump had pledged to put tariffs on Canada and Mexico before taking office, the perceived act of economic … Read more