48 h. ago Ontario backs down on electricity surcharge after Trump threatens chaos

In yet another unanticipated pivot in the never-ending U.S.-Canada tariff saga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reneged on imposing a surcharge on electricity exported to neighbouring American states.After holding the retaliatory threat over Donald Trump's head as soon as the tariff talk shifted from the President's characteristic bravado into actual action, Ford properly enacted a 25 per cent tax on power sent to New York, Michigan and Minnesota on Monday, noting that it would add an extra $100 to the bills of 1.5 million homes and businesses and bring in hundreds of thousands of revenue to the province per day.Predictably, this threw Trump into a frenzy, prompting the reality star-turned-leader to announce an increase in tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum on Tuesday — from 25 to a ridiculous 50 per cent."Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25 per cent Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad...

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51 h. ago Ontario ‘won’t back down,’ Ford says as Trump calls for significant tariff hike

Ontario “won’t back down” after U.S. President Donald Trump called for a further tariff hike in response to the province’s 25 per cent export tax on electricity.

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52 h. ago Trump announces severe retaliation in response to Ontario tariffs on electricity

U.S. President Donald Trump announced further tariffs on Canada on Tuesday, imposed in response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's 25 per cent tariffs on electricity supplied to the States.Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Tuesday morning, announcing that tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S. would be doubled from 25 per cent to 50 per cent in response to Doug Ford's retaliation to U.S. tariff threats.Trump stated that "Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25 per cent Tariff on 'Electricity' coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25 per cent Tariff, to 50 per cent, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.""This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th. Also, Canada must immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250 per cent to 390 per cent on various U.S. dairy products, which has l...

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53 h. ago Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after Ontario electricity surcharge

The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford

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53 h. ago Doug Ford suspends electricity tariffs, will meet with Trump administration

The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford

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3 d. ago Ford urges Smith to use oil export tax ‘trump card’ against U.S.: ‘They will lose their minds’

'You want to talk about a trump card? That will instantly change the game, instantly, when the Americans – and I know the Americans – all of a sudden their gas prices go up.'

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3 d. ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford to reveal tariff plans for U.S. electrical imports

Ontario set to impose 25% tariff on electrical exports to U.S.

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7 d. ago Doug Ford tells CNN Ontario will still retaliate to Trump's tariff 'mess' despite pause

Donald Trump is set to announce on Thursday a one-month pause on some of the tariffs he has imposed on Canada, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford remains steadfast that the province will fight on despite the pause.Ford, who has been making the rounds on U.S. network news since tariffs were first announced in February, appeared again on CNN on Thursday to discuss the temporary pause.A clip of the interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer was shared by Ford on X, where the premier described the situation as a "mess" and urged Trump to "get to the table to land a deal that creates jobs and grows our economies on both sides of the border." Ford's post stressed that until such a deal is reached, "we won't relent."President Trump has created a mess. Here’s the solution: drop the threat of tariffs completely and let’s get to the table to land a deal that creates jobs and grows our economies on both sides of the border. Until then, we won’t relent. pic.twitter.com/b...

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8 d. ago Craft wineries support Premier Ford removing U.S. products from LCBO shelves

Wave goodbye to California wine. The advocacy group for craft wineries across the province said Tuesday it is backing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s immediate response to tariffs imposed on Canadian goods. “We stand with the Premier in his move to remove U.S. brands from the LCBO,” Michelle Wasylyshen, president and CEO of Ontario Craft Wineries, […]

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9 d. ago Ford, Smith vow to fight tariffs but disagree on playing energy card

Ford has threatened to put a 25 per cent export tax on electricity that Ontario sends to 1.5 million U.S. households

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9 d. ago Ontario to Impose 25% Export Tax on Power to Three US States

Ontario will impose a 25% tariff on power it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in response to fresh US levies, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.

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9 d. ago LCBO removing all U.S. alcohol from store shelves in Ontario

It's official. The LCBO is removing all U.S. alcohol from its store shelves in Ontario.The retaliatory measure comes in the wake of the United States imposing tariffs on Canadian products earlier today. Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned Americans that Canada would be quick to respond with its own tariffs on U.S. products as well as a number of other actions including ceasing the sale of bourbon and U.S. made alcohol at its government controlled liquor stores.LCBO employees at stores across Ontario have begun removing all U.S. products including wine, bourbon and other American made alcohol and non-alcoholic products on its shelves. An LCBO employee told us that they are "in the process of being boxed up" and will no longer be for sale as of tomorrow, March 5th.Technically, the U.S. made products including American whiskey were still on shelves and available for purchase but staff were working quickly when stores opened this morning to remove them.

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9 d. ago Doug Ford tells Trump U.S. will 'feel the pain' when Canada responds to tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford came out swinging on NBC News today in the wake of the latest news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada as early as Tuesday March 4th. Ford blamed the impending economic 'disaster' squarely on Trump and predicted U.S. workers and consumers would 'feel the pain', that assembly plants in Michigan would close and there would be layoffs in the manufacturing sector. Ford also suggested the U.S. stock market would "go downhill faster than the American  bobsled team."The Ontario response will be strong, said Ford, and include the province imposing restrictions on critical minerals, halting sales of U.S. alcohol products and shutting down "electricity going down to the U.S."U.S. markets are already tanking. American plants and assembly lines will close. Americans will pay more for everything.For the sake of the American people, President Trump needs to pull back his tariffs. pic.twitter.com/FAy0ctvujF&md...

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9 d. ago ‘It will shut down manufacturing’: Ontario will stop nickel shipments to U.S. if tariffs imposed, Doug Ford says

Ford also said he is prepared to legislate a Buy Ontario policy to prioritize the province's products

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2 w. ago Penalty upheld for Ontario minor hockey team handed 14 losses over paperwork error

The parents of a minor hockey team in Ontario attempting to overturn a severe penalty imposed on the team over a paperwork error have lost their appeal.

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