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U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Canada are still set to come on Saturday, the White House has confirmed. With Ottawa expected to respond with retaliatory tariffs, how long will it take before you feel the impact on the foods and items you purchase? “The impact could be immediate depending on the sector,” said…
Restricting Alberta energy exports to the U.S. is within Ottawa’s purview, experts say. But recent comments suggest that move may be unlikely, even if it’s not “off the table.” U.S. President Donald Trump does not appear to be backing off on imposing tariffs against Canada, set to be imposed as soon as Saturday. As the…
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate once again on Wednesday, cutting it by 25 basis points to stand at three per cent. The quarter-point drop is smaller than what the central bank delivered in its previous two interest rate decisions, where it cut the rate by 50 basis points each time. Bank…
U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to enact 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico starting this weekend, the White House said Tuesday. Speaking at the first press briefing of the new administration, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had discussed the issue with Trump and does not believe the…
Ontario’s representative to the U.S. is confident there’s a deal to be made on growing the Canada-U.S. economic relationship in a way that resolves U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concerns, but says Canada will feel “a lot of pain” before that is achieved. David Paterson says he’s had positive conversations with Republican lawmakers in Washington…
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted January 24, 2025 12:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada’s attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rallied most of the premiers to…
United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threats are not going away. Before and after assuming office in his second term, Trump has threatened to levy blanket tariffs of 25 per cent on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, in addition to targeting Chinese exports. He’s given a variety of reasons to justify…
B.C. Premier David Eby will be speaking live at a press conference on Tuesday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s new comments on potential tariffs on Canadian goods. Trump said on Monday that he expects the 25 per cent tariffs to come into effect on Feb. 1. On Monday, before Trump mentioned a date for the…
President Donald Trump said Monday he may impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico as early as February 1, while promising punitive measures on other countries as part of new US trade policy. Trump rekindled his threat against the two major US trading partners hours after taking the oath of office — accusing them…
