4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (145+ words) WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada is to blame for Washington’s decision to escalate the trade war with its northern neighbour. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new executive orders, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (613+ words) OTTAWA — Boosting trade with a more diverse array of international partners would only plug part of the hole in Canada’s economy if the U.S. were to withdraw from the North American trade pact, says a new Deloitte Canada report....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1049+ words) SUDBURY, ONT. — With each development in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, many Ontario cities have received news of tariffs on Canadian goods with panic and devastation for their local industries. A Hamilton official last year warned that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (566+ words) OTTAWA — U.S. negotiators were pushing in trade talks last month for concessions from Canada that would have made key sectors like the automotive industry subsidiaries of their American counterparts or be “wiped out,” entirely, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s government has outlined more than $100 million in tariff supports to help local businesses deal with the fallout of Canada’s trade war with the United States. Jobs Minister Jamie Moses says the measures include low-interest loans, wage subsidies and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) HALIFAX — A U.S.-based group that wants to build a seaside refuge in Nova Scotia for whales retired from marine parks has signed a 20-year lease for Crown property on the province’s eastern shore. The non-profit Whale Sanctuary Project said the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1031+ words) OTTAWA – The federal government is set to unveil details of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon are also expected…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (121+ words) LÉVIS, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will pour more than $11 billion into Quebec’s shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. In prepared remarks, Carney calls it the largest ship shipbuilding contract…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (190+ words) OTTAWA — Economists are warning that a re-escalation in the trade war with the United States puts Canada’s burgeoning economic recovery at risk. The U.S. imposed 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend after…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1222+ words) OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a “bad deal.” The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian…...