7 h. ago A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it’s been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of […]

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17 h. ago UPDATE – Trump’s copper tariffs threaten more Canadian jobs and industries as trade talks deadline looms

TORONTO, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian National Director of the United Steelworkers union (USW) denounces U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that a 50% tariff on imported copper will take effect on Aug. 1, 2025. “This is yet another escalation in Trump’s trade war that puts Canadian jobs and entire industries at risk,” […]

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18 h. ago Trump’s copper tariffs threaten more Canadian jobs and industries as trade talks deadline looms

TORONTO, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) denounces U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that a 50% tariff on imported copper will take effect on Aug. 1, 2025. “This is yet another escalation in Trump’s trade war that puts Canadian jobs and entire industries at risk,” said Marty Warren, USW National […]

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22 h. ago Thanks Trump: Alberta sand miners expect a local boom because of trade war

“We realized that government did not fundamentally understand what was holding things up in our industry."

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67 h. ago Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: Poll

WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019. The survey by the Pew Research Center also suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians say the U.S. […]

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4 d. ago Trump trade war, Middle East tensions overshadow BRICS summit

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has some of his priorities, such as debates on artificial intelligence and climate change, front and centre for certain talks.

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8 d. ago Bonds Rebound, Stocks Edge Higher Before Payrolls: Markets Wrap

Bonds rebounded and shares advanced modestly ahead of Thursday’s nonfarm payrolls report, which is expected to show a slowdown in US hiring against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s trade war.

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8 d. ago Carney meets with auto sector as Trump’s trade war stretches on

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with automotive industry CEOs as tariffs on the sector, as well as other duties, continue to have an impact.

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1 week ago Made in Canada: how Canadian businesses are tackling the trade war

FP Video celebrates the Made in Canada brands and businesses that are facing the challenges of Donald Trump's trade war

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1 week ago More Canadians avoiding U.S. goods, travel amid Trump trade war: poll

A new Ipsos poll for Global News found growing majorities of Canadians remain angry toward the United States, while Canadian pride has rebounded after years of declines.

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1 week ago CHARLEBOIS: The globalism hangover: What Trump’s trade war got right

For the past six months, President Donald Trump’s trade policies have been widely mocked, criticized, and condemned. Some of it is certainly warranted. The Wall Street Journal, for instance, recently likened his tariff-heavy approach to global trade as a direct path toward another Great Depression. But data out of the United States tells a more […]

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3 w. ago OPINION: Carney’s industrial carbon tax will make tariff pain worse 

Self-inflicted wounds can be the most painful and we can’t ignore those injuries during a trade war. United States President Donald Trump is making good on his threat to double his tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum producers. “A 50 per cent tariff would completely shut us out of the U.S. market,” said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers national […]

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