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Premier Susan Holt says U.S. auto tariffs will affect New Brunswick businesses
FREDERICTON - Ontario is the home of Canada's automobile industry, but a new tariff on auto imports announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would have a spillover effect for businesses in New Brunswi...
Mar 27, 2025
San Antonio and Detroit are among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report
OTTAWA - San Antonio, Detroit and Kansas City are the three American cities most vulnerable to a trade war, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The research looked at 41 cities in t...
Mar 27, 2025
Carney says Trump's office reached out to schedule a call as trade war continues
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, and Trump's commerce secretary said Canada may get some reprieve from automo...
Mar 27, 2025
Poll suggests Canadians' fear of losing their jobs to trade war is fading
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leg...
Mar 27, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith rejects criticism U.S. meetings amount to treason
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, dressed in red and white and quoting Winston Churchill, stood in the legislature Wednesday to denounce those who accuse her of "treason" by cosying up to U.S...
Mar 26, 2025
New U.S. auto tariffs to devastate sector, raise consumer costs: industry
Canadian auto industry leaders say the latest tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the prices of cars for consumers and devastate the sector. "This is nuts," said Flavio V...
Mar 26, 2025
Bank of Canada says it would have likely held rate steady if not for tariffs
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's top decision makers signalled they likely would have puased the interest rate easing cycle earlier this month if not for the substantial uncertainty around tariffs from t...
Mar 26, 2025
White House says President Trump will announce auto tariffs today
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today. Leavitt did not offer details about how the tariffs wo...
Mar 26, 2025
Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note
WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Ag...
Mar 26, 2025
P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tari...
Mar 25, 2025
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