3 d. ago Mexico Plans 50% Tariff on Chinese Cars Before US, Canada Talks

Mexico plans to impose tariffs of as much as 50% on cars and other products made by China and several Asian exporters, aligning the country more closely with US protectionism as President Claudia Sheinbaum prepares for talks over North America’s free-trade deal.

Economics

8 d. ago Canada’s farmers face rising equipment costs from U.S. tariffs amid harvest

Steel and aluminum tariffs have been raising costs for Canadian farmers, with things like tractors and the parts used to repair them have increased.

Economics

9 d. ago Ontario Farmers: Unwanted Agricultural Pesticides and Obsolete Livestock/Equine Medications Events Starting in September

ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario farmers will have an opportunity this fall to safely dispose of unwanted and obsolete agricultural pesticides & livestock/equine medications(UPLM) through Cleanfarms periodic collection events. This program, offered at no cost to farmers, is funded by Cleanfarms’ crop protection industry members and the Canadian Animal Health Institute […]

Society

1 week ago Canadian farmers weigh future as Chinese tariffs hit canola prices

China hit Canadian canola seed with a 75.8 per cent tariff. The duty is seen as a response to Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.

Economics

1 week ago ’Mercy of politics’: Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price

As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country’s most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them. Market analyst Chuck Penner with LeftField Commodity Research said while future prices are down slightly, the cash price farmers receive for their canola, also […]

Economics

2 w. ago Canada must choose pragmatism over Sinophobia in trade dispute

The alarmist cries painting China’s recent tariff on Canadian canola as an act of “economic coercion” and a “dangerous trap” are dangerously counterproductive. This rhetoric, emanating from ideologues steeped in Sinophobia, ignores the immediate peril facing Canadian farmers and fisheries, downplays the existential threat posed by our southern neighbour and dismisses calls for pragmatic diplomacy. […]

Economics

2 w. ago OPINION: Canola farmers being sacrificed at the altar of domestic electric vehicles

Canadian grain farmers are in trouble and federal policies are to blame.   Tariffs on a key grain export Canada sends to China has sent the industry into crisis mode.   Back in March, China placed a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola oil and meal imports, which primarily targeted processors and exporters.   This month, China went further […]

Transport

2 w. ago Saskatchewan premier says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs

REGINA — As Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to go to China next week, he said he would like the federal government to drop its 100 per cent electric vehicle tariff on Beijing. “From Saskatchewan’s perspective, I would say, ‘Yes, let’s remove the EV tariffs,”‘ he told reporters Tuesday. But, he added, there’s a big […]

Economics

2 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Canada should remove tariff on Chinese EVs

REGINA — As Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to go to China next week, he said he would like the federal government to drop its 100 per cent electric vehicle tariff on Beijing. “From Saskatchewan’s perspective, I would say, ‘Yes, let’s remove the EV tariffs,”‘ he told reporters Tuesday. But, he added, there’s a big […]

Economics

2 w. ago Saskatchewan premier wants Canada’s tariff on Chinese EVs dropped as he readies for trade mission

Beijing's retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola seed has slashed the value of one of Canada's — and Saskatchewan's — most valuable crops by millions

Economics

3 w. ago Cleanfarms Reports Strong Progress in Agricultural Plastics Recovery with New National Collection Rates

ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Cleanfarms celebrates 15 years of supporting Canadian farmers in managing agricultural plastics responsibly, the organization is reporting strong progress with recovery rates nationwide. Cleanfarms collected 10.1 million kg of agricultural plastics in 2024, a significant increase from the 9.2 million kg collected the previous year. Based on a three-year […]

Society

3 w. ago Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. […]

Politics