26 h. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Making the case for new trade alliance without U.S.

Canada is facing a barrage of tariffs from the United States and the prospect of uncertainty in the country’s most important trading relationship for the next four years. The United States is far and away Canada’s largest export market, with 77% of Canadian goods heading south of the border. Given the new protectionist policies of the Trump […]

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33 h. ago Canada Trade Balance Flips to Deficit as Tariff Threats Grow

Canada’s exports to its biggest customer, the US, as well as other countries plunged in February, as threats and implementation of the Trump administration’s tariffs started to redraw global trading flows.

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33 h. ago Statistics Canada reports $1.5B trade deficit for February as exports fell

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade balance fell to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February as exports fell. The federal agency says the result compared with a surplus of $3.1 billion in January. Total exports dropped 5.5 per cent to $70.1 billion in February as exports of energy products fell 6.3 […]

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59 h. ago FINLAYSON: Energy sector will fuel Alberta economy and Canada’s exports for years to come

Most of Canada’s oil reserves are in Alberta, along with a majority of natural gas reserves. Alberta is the beating heart of the Canadian energy economy.

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8 d. ago San Antonio and Detroit are among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report

Research says San Antonio is the most vulnerable American city because almost half of its exports are destined for Canada

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2 w. ago Canada’s greenhouse sector depends on exports. Will it survive U.S. tariffs?

Canada’s fruit and vegetable sector is deeply intertwined with the U.S. market, but the greenhouse industry is particularly vulnerable.

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2 w. ago How the Port of Vancouver could play key role as Canada looks to diversify trade

With Canada at odds with U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, the Port of Vancouver is ready to step in at a "pivotal time" to help diversify trade.

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2 w. ago Does Canada really tariff U.S. dairy 250% and above? It’s complicated

Canada charges steep tariffs on dairy exporters that exceed certain quantities set under North American free trade rules — an agreement negotiated by Trump during his first term.

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3 w. ago John Ivison: An allegedly secret foreign deal limiting Canadian propane exports could leave us all poorer

B.C. First Nations claim betrayal, bad-faith bargaining and a propane monopoly that lets a foreign company cap Canada's export potential

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3 w. ago Canada’s dairy industry says tariffs less scary than threats to supply management

Canada imports more dairy from the U.S. than it exports, which suggests a dairy tariff war would hurt American farmers

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3 w. ago Confused about tariff deadlines? Here’s what we know right now

OTTAWA — The trade war between the U.S. and Canada took another turn Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada in response to Ontario’s surcharge on electricity exports. Trump said 50 per cent tariffs will be placed on Canadian steel and aluminum starting […]

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3 w. ago China tariffs a blow to B.C. seafood sector already struggling with U.S. tariff war

B.C. Seafood exporters had been bracing for China's retaliatory tariffs in Canada's trade dispute over Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum but the decision lands as another major hit

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4 w. ago Maritime cities racing to figure out what’s next as U.S. tariffs take hold

Officials are grappling with a 25 per cent tariff on exports to the U.S., while Canada imposes matching retaliatory measures. 

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last month Is potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer, replacing oil exports as Canada’s next card in a U.S. trade war?

The American Farm Bureau Federation says that more than 80 per cent of its potash comes from Canada

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last month Potash could replace oil exports as Canada’s next card in a U.S. trade war

The American Farm Bureau Federation says that more than 80 per cent of its potash comes from Canada

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