16 h. ago Loblaw clarifies made in Canada label confusion amid tariffs

No grocery store label is safe from the scrutiny of Canadian shoppers during the Canada-United States tariff war.The federal government's initial retaliatory tariffs saw a long list of grocery items impacted by the 25 per cent duty.U.S. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum products from Canada on Wednesday, so Ottawa responded with another $29.8 billion worth of tariffs on American goods ranging from stoves to roller coasters.Calls to support Canadian-made products have grown stronger than ever with nearly 25,000 people signing a petition urging "Product of Canada" labels in grocery stores.Canada's major grocers have heard the calls to highlight Canadian goods in stores. Loblaw has even started marking Canadian products with a maple leaf symbol and imported U.S. products with prices that have been affected by tariffs with a "T" symbol.However, some shoppers shared their confusion about discrepan...

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65 h. ago From South Africa to Canada, former FC Edmonton gaffer Alan Koch looks to make a difference as a soccer coach

New Zealand to Guelph, Ont., is quite the commute, especially when the family home is in B.C. But for veteran soccer coach Alan Koch, it’s normal. Koch, whose resume includes stops in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, as well as coaching a young Alphonso Davies, has made the University of Guelph men’s […]

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8 d. ago From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels

Shoppers have been caught up in the buy Canadian fervour since U.S. President Donald Trump started threatening 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods, which began on Tuesday. But with the duties now in effect and Canadian retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American products also in play, many are taking their commitment […]

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9 d. ago There's a big difference between 'made in Canada' and 'product of Canada' labels

A new survey has found that many Canadians want to buy Canadian-made goods and services but are confused as to what that actually means.Conducted earlier this month online by the Halifax-based firm Narrative Research, the survey corroborates other polls that a majority of Canadians (in this case, 63 percent) are actively seeking out Canadian goods, but it also notes that they need some guidance.In particular, the survey found that many Canadians aren't aware of the difference between two commonly used and admittedly similar-sounding terms: "Product of Canada" vs. "Made in Canada." Unaided, 37 percent of respondents said they'd prefer "Made in Canada" products vs. 23 percent who'd choose a "Product of Canada." Forty percent, meanwhile, said they had no preference.However, Narrative Research notes that there's actually quite a big difference between the two labels. According to Canada's Competition Bureau, a non-food "Product of Canada" refers to 98 percent of the total direct cost of...

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2 w. ago Sam Aliassime craint que le Canada ne se prive de l’immigration, «l’une de ses plus belles richesses»

«Il faut que l’on s’appuie sur cette différence de valeur que l’on a au Canada», plaide l’entrepreneur et premier entraîneur de Félix Auger-Aliassime.

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2 w. ago Knowing ‘Made in Canada’ vs. ‘Product of Canada’ changes spending: survey

As Canadians continue to shop for more Canada-made products, a new survey shows when told the difference between 'Made in Canada' and 'Product of Canada,' shopping habits shift.

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2 w. ago How different product labelling rules hurt internal trade in Canada

The U.S. tariff threat has put a renewed focus on internal trade in Canada, Some legal experts say different product labelling rules pose interprovincial barriers.

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2 w. ago Shoppers find grocery stores are mistakenly labelling U.S. products as made in Canada

Canadian customers are on high alert amid the threat of tariffs between Canada and the U.S.With U.S. President Donald Trump vowing to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on April 2, calls to support Canadian-made products grow stronger.Over 23,000 have signed a petition urging "Product of Canada" labels in grocery stores.While some companies like Empire Company Limited (owner of Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, FreshCo and Foodland) and Metro Inc. (owner of Ontario and Quebec grocers like Food Basics and Super C) have pledged to promote made-in-Canada goods, some Canadians are claiming stores are mislabelling products.Several grocery shoppers have shared photos on Reddit showing how some items are labelled as products of Canada on store signage, but upon a closer look, they're actually U.S. products."Heads up to anyone who shops at the Regent St. Sobeys in Fredericton. I just popped in cause I needed a refill on coffee and discovered a bunch of the Coffe...

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2 w. ago [PHOTOS] L’unifolié flotte aux quatre coins du globe en guise de solidarité envers le Canada

Aux quatre coins de la planète, des citoyens de différents pays ont décidé d’accrocher un drapeau du Canada, en guise de solidarité envers notre pays.

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2 w. ago SIMMONS: The overtime torch is passed from Sidney Crosby to Connor McDavid

It was a win for Canada and also for the game that differentiates us more from than anything else from our American neighbours

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3 w. ago WATCH: Poilievre explains how Carney is planning to cook the books

WATCH: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre talks about how his economic vision for Canada differs from Mark Carney’s. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. And don’t forget […]

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