Internal trade barriers are starting to fall

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her administration is waiting to see if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican imports. Her Cabinet secretaries for security and trade among others have been in constant communication with their U.S. counterparts and she said […]

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All eyes in this market are on Kevin Cheveldayoff and whether the Winnipeg GM will pull the trigger on a significant deal ahead of Friday afternoon's NHL trading deadline.

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If you want a thriving fentanyl trade in your country, attracting heavily armed cartels, super labs and a large and growing market of users subsidized by the government and unimpeded by law enforcement, just do everything Canada’s been doing. So says Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to the Alberta premier, a former addict and […]

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Where the premiers can be most useful right now is in going after interprovincial trade barriers — easier said than done

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Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold on Tuesday, marking the start of a North American trade war. 

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WASHINGTON — Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs — or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North American trade war. Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian products, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy, […]

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Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war. President Donald Trump signed the order to impose the devastating levies on his northern and southern neighbours on Feb. 1, saying the measures would help stop “illegal migration” and […]

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Gold rose after last week’s sharp correction, with investors weighing the economic outlook as US President Donald Trump prepares to implement import levies against key trade partners.

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China’s annual congress meets against a backdrop of industrial overcapacity, a still-floundering property market and the prospect of a worsening trade war with the US. Decisions on all these challenges by the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials could be decisive for global commodities markets.

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Steve Staios, the Ottawa Senators' president of hockey operations and general manager, has been huddled with his closest advisers working the phones.

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Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign him to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and Luke Schenn are all in the mix. Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren and Gustav Nyquist have already changed teams. And there is still plenty of time before the NHL trade deadline on […]

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WASHINGTON — Canadians are feeling a foreboding sense of deja vu as the country waits to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economy-wide tariffs ultimately materialize on Tuesday, tipping North America into a trade war. “Canada has to prepare for a world where it can’t rely on the United States for stability in […]

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'Where these things usually end is with Trump making some kind of announcement that he won,' says Western University's Matthew Lebo

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SUNRISE, Fla. — The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers acquired defenceman Seth Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Florida got Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick from Chicago for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in next year’s draft. The Blackhawks also are retaining 26% of Jones’ […]

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Could a trade for Elias Pettersson be back on the table for the Carolina Hurricanes?

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Brad Treliving wasn’t in a revelatory mood on Saturday. Not that we would have expected the Maple Leafs general manager to spill any trade secrets when he met with the  media in Pittsburgh. Treliving even took a playful shot at himself before getting into few specifics regarding the Leafs’ plans before the National Hockey League […]

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WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders have acquired wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers for a fifth-round pick, pending a physical, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because the trade cannot be official until the start of the […]

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The Colorado Avalanche have made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring defenceman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers.  They sent a second- and a fourth-round pick, young forward Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenceman Calvin de Haan to New York for a pair of pending unrestricted free […]

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats are forcing Canada to reassess its economic future. Two strategies that come to the fore are self-reliance and trade diversification. More local consumption can help reduce Canadian reliance on the U.S. market and strengthen the economy. Trade diversification is different. It is easier to convince consumers to buy local […]

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