17 h. ago Doug Ford and Mark Carney have first meeting over breakfast at Toronto diner

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney came together for their first face-to-face meeting on Wednesday morning, ahead of Ford's upcoming trip to Washington D.C. to address the ongoing trade issues with the U.S. The breakfast meeting was held at Wally's Grill in Etobicoke, located at 123 Rexdale Blvd., and was a chance for the two leaders to strategize on how to approach U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration regarding tariffs and free trade concerns. "This morning, I met with Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister for a positive and productive discussion," Ford wrote in a statement posted to X.The premier emphasized the importance of holding ground against U.S. tariffs, writing that he and Carney agreed "on the need to stand firm and strong in the face of President Trump's threats, including additional retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, which will raise costs for American businesses and...

Transport

23 h. ago Canadian pride surges in face of Trump’s tariff, sovereignty threats: Leger poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians’ sense of national pride has surged in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats against the country’s sovereignty. The poll, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies, says that the number of people saying they’re proud to be Canadian has jumped from 80 […]

Economics

32 h. ago Eyes of other possible Trump tariff targets on Canada as it tests ways to fight back

The question is whether Canada has no choice but to embrace brinkmanship, or whether the less-friendly approach just provokes Trump into inflicting more damage

Economics

33 h. ago World Facing Trump’s Tariffs Watches Canada Test Ways of Fighting Back

World leaders from New Delhi to Brussels facing tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration are watching Canada to get a preview of what happens when you hit back.

Economics

66 h. ago Ontario's trade war retaliation will drive up U.S. electricity bills by $100 per month

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has just taken another bold step in Canada's counter-attack in the face of the steep tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump enacted on goods imported from the north last week.On Monday, Ford and his minister of energy and electrification formally introduced a new 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity the province sends south of the border, which will add approximately $100 to the monthly power bills of some 1.5 million residents in neighbouring New York, Michigan and Minnesota, effective immediately.It's a measure that the premier has been threatening since Trump started mounting his tariff actions in earnest in recent weeks, turning the blustering prattle the former reality TV star is notorious for into serious, debilitating action against his nation's closest ally.Ford added in his press conference about the new surcharge this morning that he will escalate restrictions on Ontario-produced energy further if...

Economics

6 d. ago Bell: Trump, Canada face off in the tariff circus and Trump blinks

President Donald Trump swearing at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the phone, now who wouldn't want to be the fly on that wall?

Economics

7 d. ago Lucy Gay: Trump tariffs forced Liberals to face the true cost of net zero virtue signalling

The 10% energy tariff is really just finishing the job Trudeau started: killing Canada's oil and gas industry

Economics

8 d. ago Jesse Kline: Trudeau chooses weakness in face of Trump tariffs

Liberals have had months to prepare and have done almost nothing

Politics

8 d. ago Mexico’s President Opts for Caution in Face of Trump Tariffs

In the minutes after Donald Trump officially launched a global trade war, two of his biggest targets — Canada and China — were ready with retaliatory tariffs of their own. The US’s No. 1 trade partner is taking a markedly different approach.

Economics

8 d. ago Elbows up, Canada! In the face of Trump tariffs, call to arms hits social media

Canadians called to mobilize and wield the power of their wallets in face of across-the-board tariffs imposed by United States

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Punched in the face’: Quebec aluminum plant stops production after Trump tariffs come into effect

According to the Steelworkers union, 70 unionized employees lost their jobs Tuesday morning

Economics

9 d. ago American Carmakers Face Credit Pressure as Trump’s Tariffs Near

Bond investors are getting a little more concerned about the outlook for automakers that could see their bottom lines hit by US tariffs.

Economics

1 week ago Emergency on the floor: Alberta lawmakers face off over Trump tariffs — what’s next at critical crossroads

Alberta lawmakers — ruling UCP and Opposition NDP — took a break from daily crossfire this week for a marathon emergency debate about a thorn in the flesh for everyone: tariffs. There was general agreement on one thing: U.S. President Donald Trump abandoning the carrot of friendly goodwill for the stick of tariffs on Canadian […]

Economics

2 w. ago Varcoe: Canadian oil producers face $7B hit from Trump energy tariffs — but U.S. consumers would see $22B wallop, study finds

In a business world that strives for the win-win, U.S. President Donald Trump may achieve the rare lose-lose for consumers and producers with proposed tariffs on Canadian energy — but a windfall for U.S. government revenues. A new report by Goldman Sachs estimates just how large losses would be for companies and consumers on both […]

Economics

2 w. ago Preston Manning: The Liberals’ disingenuous deathbed conversion in the face of Trump tariffs

We need a government that will do what's right because it's right and rally Canadians around a love of country, not a hatred of Americans

Economics