88 m. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith's approach to combating tariffs just as legitimate as Ford's

Smith tweeted Tuesday, “literally everyone we speak with wants to de-escalate this trade dispute, work through and resolve outstanding trade irritants and get back to building a mutually beneficial trade relationship.”

Economics

3 h. ago Canadian ministers, Ontario premier to meet with Lutnick as tariff fight continues

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting with Howard Lutnick.

Politics

3 h. ago Canadian ministers, Ford to meet with Lutnick as trade war continues

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting with Howard Lutnick.

Politics

4 h. ago Adam: Doug Ford's tough approach to Trump's tariffs is right

Ford has been strong and unflinching in his defence of Canada, and one wishes the same could be said of all premiers.

Economics

5 h. ago Threat to tariff or cutoff U.S. energy stays on the table as Ford heads to Washington

Doug Ford is set to fly in and out of the U.S. capital on Thursday for a meeting with President Donald Trump's commerce secretary which could calm or reignite trade tensions.

Economics

12 h. ago Bell: Smith tells Canada hands off Alberta oil, while Ford no hero

Premier Danielle Smith resists more calls for a tax on U.S.-bound Alberta oil and gas but for how long as the pressure goes up?

Other

13 h. ago ‘Just say thank you’: Lutnick says Canada is acting like Ukraine in Trump negotiations

Donald Trump 'needed to break some guy in Ontario who said he was going to tax American energy 25 per cent,' Howard Lutnick said

Other

14 h. ago Doug Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of Thursday’s trade meeting in Washington

'I want to find out where their bar is set,' Ford said of the U.S. meeting. 'I want to find out how quickly you want to move forward and see what their requirements are'

Economics

16 h. ago Ford wants to sell more electricity to the U.S. — Trump says it ‘doesn’t make sense’

A tense Tuesday of escalating tension between Ford and Trump saw tariff threats increased and traded before an "olive branch" from the White House in the form of a meeting.

Economics

20 h. ago Doug Ford and Mark Carney have first meeting over breakfast at Toronto diner

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney came together for their first face-to-face meeting on Wednesday morning, ahead of Ford's upcoming trip to Washington D.C. to address the ongoing trade issues with the U.S. The breakfast meeting was held at Wally's Grill in Etobicoke, located at 123 Rexdale Blvd., and was a chance for the two leaders to strategize on how to approach U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration regarding tariffs and free trade concerns. "This morning, I met with Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister for a positive and productive discussion," Ford wrote in a statement posted to X.The premier emphasized the importance of holding ground against U.S. tariffs, writing that he and Carney agreed "on the need to stand firm and strong in the face of President Trump's threats, including additional retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will raise costs for American businesses and...

Transport

22 h. ago Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of trade meeting in Washington

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was spending Wednesday meeting with Canada’s incoming prime minister and speaking to his fellow premiers ahead of a trip Thursday to Washington, D.C., to talk trade with a top U.S. official. Ford, federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, are set to meet with […]

Economics

27 h. ago U.S. booze isn’t returning to the LCBO yet. Is prohibition helping in tariff war?

On March 4, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered the LCBO to remove U.S.-made alcohol from its stores and wholesale catalogue as part of a tariff response measure.

Economics

36 h. ago Bell: Danielle Smith furious with Doug Ford, Team Canada set to meet

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to square off at Team Canada meeting over how to fight President Trump

Other

37 h. ago FORD GETS TRUMP’S ATTENTION: Premier thrown olive branch to head to Washington

WATCH BELOW as  Premier Doug Ford seems to have struck a nerve with Trump. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

Other

38 h. ago Surtaxe sur l’électricité: les provinces ont «intérêt à garder un front uni», selon un expert

Doug Ford qui a décidé d’agir en solitaire pour répondre aux tarifs douaniers de Donald Trump «jette de l’huile sur le feu», selon un expert.

Economics

39 h. ago Doug Ford, Donald Trump to talk as trade war ratchets up: 'Stop the bleeding'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Tuesday to suspend the province’s surcharge on electricity it exports to three states after a top American official extended an “olive branch” in the form of a meeting in Washington to talk free trade. Ford called Tuesday for cooler heads to prevail in the United States’ trade war against Canada, […]

Economics

40 h. ago Ford says Trump dropping plan to double steel, aluminum tariffs

WASHINGTON — Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick committed to dropping U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel back to 25% after Ontario agreed to pause a surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on social media that he would double the duties set […]

Economics

41 h. ago Doug Ford rencontrera Lutnick et met ses tarifs de 25% concernant l'électricité sur pause

Le premier ministre de l’Ontario, Doug Ford, a passé la matinée à défendre sa décision d’imposer une surcharge sur ses exportations d’électricité.

Economics

42 h. ago Ontario backs down on electricity surcharge after Trump threatens chaos

In yet another unanticipated pivot in the never-ending U.S.-Canada tariff saga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reneged on imposing a surcharge on electricity exported to neighbouring American states.After holding the retaliatory threat over Donald Trump's head as soon as the tariff talk shifted from the President's characteristic bravado into actual action, Ford properly enacted a 25 per cent tax on power sent to New York, Michigan and Minnesota on Monday, noting that it would add an extra $100 to the bills of 1.5 million homes and businesses and bring in hundreds of thousands of revenue to the province per day.Predictably, this threw Trump into a frenzy, prompting the reality star-turned-leader to announce an increase in tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum on Tuesday — from 25 to a ridiculous 50 per cent."Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25 per cent Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad...

Other

45 h. ago Ontario ‘won’t back down,’ Ford says as Trump calls for significant tariff hike

Ontario “won’t back down” after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a further tariff hike in response to the province’s 25 per cent export tax on electricity.

Economics