30 h. ago Share the harvest plows on in spite of tariffs and climate change

'Generally speaking, we were getting 'just in time' rains and 'just enough' rains and yields have been largely surprisingly good'

Society

49 h. ago Detroit carmakers feud over Trump’s threatened truck tariffs

(Bloomberg) — U.S. carmakers have mounted a furious, last-minute lobbying blitz over the Trump administration’s potential tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, in a fight pitting Detroit’s legacy automakers against each other. Stellantis NV has lobbied the administration in recent days to waive or soften a possible 25% tariff that could otherwise hit medium-duty Ram […]

Transport

54 h. ago Robotics Supplier to Hershey, 3M Says Trump’s New Tariffs Miss the Mark

Etienne Lacroix’s company, Vention, builds ‘collaborative robots’ that work beside humans to make factories more efficient

Economics

69 h. ago Asylum seekers can be a boon for Quebec's economy, job fair organizer says

Hundreds turn out for event at Montreal Olympic Stadium, where employers were hoping to persuade some to leave the city to work in the regions.

Other

2 d. ago Trade war ‘resolvable’ but U.S. ties have ‘fundamentally’ changed: LeBlanc

'The United States has fundamentally changed, and it will not magically go back to what it may have been a year ago or 25 years ago,' Dominic LeBlanc said.

Economics

3 d. ago Sault Ste. Marie MP says Algoma Steel loans ‘absolutely critical’ to its survival

OTTAWA — The member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma region said Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump tried to “wipe Algoma Steel off the map” with his punishing tariffs. Terry Sheehan also said Trump won’t succeed and argued the financial lifeline the federal and provincial governments have offered the steel plant is […]

Economics

4 d. ago Japan’s lead trade negotiator defends tariffs deal with the US

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s chief trade negotiator has defended a tariffs deal with the U.S., expressing respect for President Donald Trump and calling him a “tough negotiator.” Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa noted that the pact setting on most Japanese exports to the U.S. at 15% was comparable to a deal between Washington and the European […]

Economics

5 d. ago Trump revives Canada should become the 51st state threat in a room full of top U.S. military generals

'They're having a hard time up there in Canada now because, as you know, with tariffs, everyone's coming into our country,' Trump told hundreds of military officials in Virginia

Events

5 d. ago Trump says he pitched 51st state offer to Canada again in Golden Dome talks

'They're having a hard time up there in Canada now because, as you know, with tariffs, everyone's coming into our country,' Trump told hundreds of military officials in Virginia

Other

5 d. ago Donald Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with extra 10 per cent tariff

The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council called the new tariffs 'misguided and unnecessary'

Economics

5 d. ago Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture. A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 per cent duty on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a 25 per cent levy on imports of kitchen cabinets and vanities […]

Economics

5 d. ago Canadian lumber hit with new 10% Trump tariff, sector calls it ‘misguided’

The tariffs will take effect Oct. 14, with the 25 per cent rate applied to kitchen cabinets and vanities set to jump to 50 per cent on Jan. 1 unless countries reach a deal.

Economics

5 d. ago Trump sets lumber, wood tariffs in bid to boost U.S. industry

President Donald Trump ordered 10% tariffs on imports of softwood timber and lumber, as well as 25% levies on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products, marking his latest bid to use import taxes to shore up domestic manufacturing. The tariffs are set to apply from Oct. 14, with some increases targeted to take effect […]

Economics

5 d. ago Europe’s top central banker says economy holding up better than expected in face of Trump tariffs

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy is holding up better than expected in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs – in part because the European Union didn’t retaliate with self-defeating tariffs of its own, the head of the European Central Bank said Tuesday. Christine Lagarde said the impact of Trump’s trade war […]

Economics

6 d. ago Donald Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside America

'Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries'

Economics

6 d. ago Swiss Offer Trump Sweetener on Gold to Get Better Tariff Deal

Switzerland has offered to invest in US gold refining, as it tries to persuade the Trump administration to lower tariffs

Economics

6 d. ago Trump threatens 100% tariff on movies made outside of the U.S.

In a separate post, Trump said he would be 'imposing substantial tariffs on any country that does not make its furniture in the U.S.'

Economics

6 d. ago Trump vows 100% tariff on foreign movies, levies on furniture

The 'movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries,' Trump said, without indicating how the plan might work.

Economics

6 d. ago Treasury chief says wars and tariffs are harming the UK’s economic outlook

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief warned Monday that wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and economic headwinds sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have worsened the U.K.’s economic outlook since the governing Labour Party won power last year. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is under pressure to say whether she […]

Economics

9 d. ago Trump sets 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals, 25% on heavy trucks for Oct. 1

The new Section 232 tariffs also include a 50 per cent rate on imported kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities and 30 per cent on upholstered furniture.

Economics