8 h. ago Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump threatens 200% tariff on drug imports

Canadian exports less than 5% of all generic medicines sold in the U.S., but Canada 'could get caught in the crossfire if there are broad-based tariffs'

Economics

12 h. ago Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff

WASHINGTON — Canada likely isn’t the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports, an industry representative said Wednesday _ but his plan could still put parts of the Canadian sector in peril. “Canada is not the target but we could get caught in the […]

Economics

41 h. ago Trump Says He’ll Set 50% Copper Tariff, Wait Year on Drug Levies

President Donald Trump said he planned to implement a 50% duty on copper imports as part of a set of looming sectoral tariffs, while also indicating he could offer pharmaceutical manufacturers at least a year before applying a crippling 200% tariff on their foreign-made products.

Economics

66 h. ago Trump Announces New Set of Tariff Rates Ahead of August Deadline

President Donald Trump unveiled the first in a wave of promised letters that threaten to impose higher tariffs rates on key trading partners, including levies of 25% on goods from Japan and South Korea beginning Aug. 1.

Economics

3 d. ago Nearly tapped out: Trump’s tariffs and trade winds threaten America’s craft brewers

Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum in February. He then doubled them to 50 per cent in June

Economics

8 d. ago Trump reprises Tesla subsidy threat as Musk bashes spending bill

(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump again threatened to withdraw government subsidies from Elon Musk’s companies after the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer ratcheted up his criticism of the president’s tax and spending bill. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Musk “may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,” and that without government […]

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9 d. ago Trump Threatens Japan Tariff, Hassett Says Deals After July 4

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, while his top economic adviser said the White House aims to finalize deals with partners after the July 4 holiday.

Economics

9 d. ago Trump admin says Harvard didn’t protect Jewish students, threatens funding

A federal task force sent a letter finding the university violated civil rights laws requiring colleges to protect students from discrimination based on race or national origin.

Other

1 week ago Trump Threatens to Find Tillis Challenger for Key Senate Seat

Donald Trump signaled he would meet with Republicans interested in challenging Thom Tillis for his Senate seat after the North Carolina Republican opposed the president’s tax bill.

Other

2 w. ago Canada Day 2025: Everything you need to know about how Ottawa is celebrating

This is the first celebration since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to annex Canada and turn it into the “51st state.”

Culture

4 w. ago Quest PharmaTech Announces Opposition to OQPBIOM’s Acquisition of AdBioTech

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quest PharmaTech Inc. (TSX-V: QPT) (“Quest” or the “Company”), a Canadian based pharmaceutical company developing products to improve the quality of life through investee companies and proprietary technologies, announced today that Quest was not informed or consulted, opposes and will not support the recently announced acquisition by […]

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