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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after they pledge to boost border enforcement

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico after they pledge to boost border enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking.
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CRTC upholds wholesale fibre internet rules for now, will make final ruling in future

CRTC upholds wholesale fibre internet rules for now, will make final ruling in future

Canada's telecommunications regulator has upheld for now its decision allowing the country's largest providers to offer wholesale access to rivals' networks outside their core serving regions.
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American booze to stay in LCBO, Starlink deal intact as U.S. pauses tariffs: Ford

American booze to stay in LCBO, Starlink deal intact as U.S. pauses tariffs: Ford

Ontario will pause all retaliatory measures against the United States now that the threat of tariffs has been put on hold for a month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S.
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Weak loonie signals economy is 'in trouble': currency expert

Weak loonie signals economy is 'in trouble': currency expert

TORONTO — Even as Canada gained an 11th-hour reprieve from U.S. plans to impose punishing tariffs on its goods, the loonie had earlier in the day dipped to its lowest levels in more than 20 years as the threat of a trade war weighed on the currency.
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Loonie falls, S&P/TSX composite closes down nearly 300 points on tariff threat

Loonie falls, S&P/TSX composite closes down nearly 300 points on tariff threat

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed down nearly 300 points while the loonie fell to its lowest level in more than two decades on the impending threat of tariffs that wasn't lifted until after market close. Markets in both Canada and the U.S.
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Wide range of labels make identifying Canadian products 'extremely tricky'

Wide range of labels make identifying Canadian products 'extremely tricky'

TORONTO — Determining how Canadian a product is can be so much of a minefield, experts say anyone attempting to support homegrown options will need to do their research and prepare to make tough choices.
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Wall Street falls following Trump's tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning

Wall Street falls following Trump's tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning

NEW YORK (AP) — The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs , U.S.
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From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels

From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels

TORONTO — Shoppers have been caught up in the buy Canadian fervour since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday applying 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods starting Tuesday. While the U.S.
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Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them

Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them

OTTAWA — The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.
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'There will be no winners.' Atlantic Canada braces for impact of U.S. tariffs

'There will be no winners.' Atlantic Canada braces for impact of U.S. tariffs

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Talk of a trade war between Canada and the United States raised alarm throughout the Atlantic provinces on Monday as leaders calculated the economic toll of hefty tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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