22 h. ago Trump’s tariffs present unpredictable threat to autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont.

'We're really in a fight with one man and his small group and his administration,' says union president

Society

28 h. ago ‘In a fight with one man’: Trump’s tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge

For more than a century, Oshawa, Ont., has been the city of autoworkers. The decades-old Canadian Automotive Museum in the downtown core, murals depicting locally made vehicles and the city’s beloved Oshawa Generals hockey team, named after one of the auto giants, are all symbols of that glorious — and often treacherous — history. The […]

Society

1 week ago Canada to Unveil Response to US Tariffs Next Week, Carney Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will fight back against President Donald Trump’s trade war and his tariffs on the auto sector, but he did not outline any new retaliatory measures against the US on Thursday.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Extends Trade Fight as Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect

President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force Wednesday, extending his trade wars to more of the US’s top trading partners in a risky bid to revive an industrial base that migrated over decades to foreign competitors.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s Trade War Expands as Metal Tariffs Spur EU Retaliation

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force Wednesday, triggering a reprisal from the European Union as the global trade war enters a new and risky phase.

Economics

3 w. ago Eyes of other possible Trump tariff targets on Canada as it tests ways to fight back

The question is whether Canada has no choice but to embrace brinkmanship, or whether the less-friendly approach just provokes Trump into inflicting more damage

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Nobody wins a trade war’: Trump escalates tariffs in response to Ontario’s electricity surcharges

Raises total levy to 50 per cent on steel and aluminum, considered an untenable threshold for domestic producers

Economics