15 h. ago U.S. and Canada restart trade talks after conflict over digital services tax

Canada’s move to drop the tax came just as the first payment under the tax was about to come due

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17 h. ago UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure

The UK is currently planning to keep its digital services tax, a person familiar with the matter said, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped their own levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration.

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17 h. ago White House confirms U.S. will restart trade talks with Canada

OTTAWA — White House adviser Kevin Hassett says the U.S. will immediately restart trade talks with Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney eliminated Canada’s digital services tax. President Donald Trump suspended talks with Canada on Friday over the tax. More coming.

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17 h. ago Global tariffs could rise despite ‘good faith’ trade talks, U.S. says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen warned countries could face a higher tariff on July 9 even if good faith negotiations are still taking place .

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21 h. ago Canada to rescind digital services tax to revive U.S. trade talks

The federal government said it will rescind the digital services tax "in anticipation" of coming to a trade deal with the U.S., following President Donald Trump cutting off talks.

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29 h. ago Canada Drops Digital Tax That Infuriated Trump to Restart Trade Talks

Canada has withdrawn its digital services tax on technology companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. in a move to restart trade talks with the US.

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29 h. ago Stock Futures Rise on Trade Talks, Dollar Weakens: Markets Wrap

Stock-index futures advanced and Asian equities edged up as progress in several trade negotiations boosted risk appetite.

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30 h. ago Digital Services Tax axed to ‘advance’ trade talks with U.S: Finance Dep’t

The federal government’s Digital Services Tax has been rescinded to “advance broader trade negotiations” with the United States, the Finance Department announced quietly late Sunday night. In a statement on its website and posted to social media, the Finance Department said the decision was made “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement” with […]

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36 h. ago Trump says he’s not planning to extend pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and his administration will notify countries that the trade penalties will take effect unless there are deals with the United States. Letters will start […]

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39 h. ago Trump claims he won’t extend global tariff pause past July 9

President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9.

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40 h. 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 d. ago Trump says he’s terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on technology firms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network on Friday, said that Canada had just informed the U.S. […]

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3 d. ago BREAKING: Trump ‘terminating’ trade talks with Canada over digital services tax

The U.S. President made the announcement on Friday on his social media network Truth Social

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3 d. ago Trump says he’s ‘terminating’ trade talks with Canada over digital services tax

'We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period,' Trump posted

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3 d. ago Trump ceasing all trade talks with Canada ‘effective immediately’

Trump blamed "400% tariffs" on farming, dairy quotas and Canada's Digital Services Tax for the change

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3 d. ago Trump says U.S. terminating trade talks with Canada ‘effective immediately’

Trump said on Truth Social the decision was due to Canada moving ahead with a digital services tax on American technology firms that operate in Canada.

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3 d. ago Trump ’terminating’ trade talks with Canada over digital tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s immediately suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” Trump, in a post on his social media network on Friday, said that Canada had just informed the U.S. […]

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4 d. ago Von Der Leyen Says EU Will Be Ready If US Trade Talks Break Down

The European Union is prepared for all eventualities in its trade negotiations with the US, including for a breakdown in talks, Ursula von der Leyen said, after discussing the latest proposals from the Trump White House with the bloc’s leaders.

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4 d. ago Amidst trade rumours, Flames GM says Rasmus Andersson could start next season in Calgary

Flames general manager Craig Conroy on his latest conversation with one of the NHL’s top trade chips: ‘I talked to Ras this morning, and we’re all good.’

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4 d. ago Craziest Edmonton Oilers trade talk? Toronto sports commentator for the win

In Edmonton, Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer is talking about 25-year-old Evan Bouchard signing a new four-year deal. That is sensible and informed hockey rumour talk, the kind that Stauffer regularly provides. In Toronto? Well, you can count on one Toronto sports commentator or another to be hatching some wild-eyed and negative outcome for the […]

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