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With Trump's Tariffs Now Live, Canada Hits Back

Its move follows a similar one from the EU

(Newser) - It's a double-whammy Wednesday on the retaliatory-tariffs front: Hours after the EU rolled out new duties on goods ranging from motorcycles to bourbon , Canada followed suit. The country said Wednesday that it plans to impose 25% reciprocal tariffs on roughly $21 billion of imports from the US. The move...

Ford Suspends Tariff After 'Olive Branch' From US

Ontario leader says he has been invited to Washington, DC for trade talks

(Newser) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford, saying "both parties are heated and the temperature needs to come down," has suspended the Canadian province's 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the US. Ford, who vowed to be "relentless" earlier Tuesday after President Trump said he would double US tariffs...

Trump Ups Canadian Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%

The trade war is intensifying

(Newser) - President Trump says that he'll double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, reports the AP , escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor. Trump says the increase of the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday is a response to...

Canadian Province Slaps 25% Tariff on Power to US

'We will not back down,' says Ontario Premier Doug Ford

(Newser) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford slapped a 25% tariff on electricity exports to the US on Monday, estimating that it would add almost $70 US to the monthly bills of many homes and businesses in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. Ford said the surcharge would bring in up to $400,000...

Canada's New PM Was 'George Clooney of Central Banking'
Canada's Next PM Has
a Notable First on His Resume
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Mar 10, 2025 8:38 AM CDT

Canada's Next PM Has a Notable First on His Resume

He is the first person to run two G7 central banks, in Canada and in London

(Newser) - Mark Carney easily won the race within his Liberal Party to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, and the transfer of power will become official in the coming days at his swearing-in ceremony. The 59-year-old is a relative novice to politics but has a long career in finance,...

Landslide Win for Canada's Next Prime Minister

Mark Carney wins Liberal Party leadership vote

(Newser) - Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada's next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with President Trump's trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms. Carney, 59, replaces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his...

25 Years Later, 'Joe Canadian' Is Back to Take on US

Molson Canadian remakes classic ad from 2000

(Newser) - US tariffs on Mexico and Canada may be on pause for the moment, but the culture clash between the United States and its neighbor to the north rages on—this time with Canada on the offensive. Twenty-five years ago, Molson Canadian put out a beer ad called "I Am...

Costco Trims Canada Inventory in Response to Trump's Tariffs

Remaining products from affected countries will cost more

(Newser) - Shoppers will find fewer goods from Canada on Costco store shelves now that President Trump has imposed tariffs, the chain's chief executive said, and the products that are there will cost more. The warehouse retailer also will look for more products to import from nations that have not been...

Scammers Contacted Every Adult in Canada
Scammers Contacted
Every Adult in Canada
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Mar 8, 2025 6:30 AM CST

Scammers Contacted Every Adult in Canada

Maclean's reports on an owed-taxes scam that's massive in scope

(Newser) - Canada has a population of about 40 million people. A story in Maclean's about the spread of phone scams contains the remarkable nugget that one particular scam operation managed to contact each and every adult in the country by phone, email, or in some other fashion. It was known...

Trudeau Takes Emotional Look at His 'Complicated Times'
Trudeau Takes
Teary Look Back
Mar 7, 2025 3:10 PM CST

Trudeau Takes Teary Look Back

It's been a decade of Trump, war, pandemic, and inflation, prime minister says on his way out

(Newser) - Down to his last few days in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a teary assessment of his tenure and era. "These have been complicated times," he said at a press conference Thursday in Ottawa. "This is the job I signed up for. This is the...

Canadian Senator Wants to Throw Down With Trump Jr.

Patrick Brazeau not happy with tariffs, challenges president's son to charity boxing match

(Newser) - Will Donald Trump Jr. throw down? A Canadian senator wants to find out, challenging the US president's son to duke it out in a charity boxing match. Or as the CBC puts it, "Sen. Patrick Brazeau wants to punch Donald Trump in the face." The non-affiliated senator...

Trump Says He Told Trudeau: 'That's Not Good Enough'

President claims Canadian leader is using tariff fight to stay in power

(Newser) - President Trump says he had a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday that ended in a "somewhat" friendly manner—but it apparently wasn't enough to change Trump's mind about tariffs. "I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through...

'We Want to Inflict as Much Pain as We Possibly Can'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off electricity to the US in response to Trump tariffs

(Newser) - The leader of Canada's most populous province has vowed to "inflict as much pain as we possibly can" to retaliate against President Trump's tariffs . Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that if the 25% tariffs on Canadian imports persist, he will slap a 25% surcharge on electricity...

Trudeau to Trump: This Is a 'Very Dumb Thing to Do'

Canadian leader says Americans will feel the pain of a new trade war

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid into President Trump and the new American tariffs on his nation Tuesday. Trudeau held a news conference in which he took a "position of confrontation rather than acquiescence," per Canada's CTV News . Among other things, he accused Trump of starting a...

China, Canada Retaliate as Trump Tariffs Take Hold

President imposes 25% penalties on Canada, Mexico, additional 10% on China

(Newser) - There was no last-minute reprieve this time in regard to President Trump's tariffs as three new ones took effect at midnight Eastern. A look:
  • Canada: Trump imposed a 25% tariff on most imports. Canada responded by imposing 25% tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods immediately, a total
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Trump: 'No Room Left' to Avoid Tariffs

He confirms that 25% tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico will arrive Tuesday

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump agreed to delay tariffs for a month after speaking to the leaders of Canada and Mexico, but it doesn't look like a reprieve will happen this time around. Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that there is "no room left" for...

On Eve of New Tariffs, Auto Industry Braces

Analyses suggest car costs could jump as much as $12K once Canada/Mexico tariffs start on Tuesday

(Newser) - Tuesday's the day when US tariffs against imports from Canada and Mexico are set to kick in , and one industry in particular is nervously eyeing what happens next. Bloomberg reports that the 25% upcharge imposed on our two neighbors is expected to drive up the costs of cars in...

Trump: Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China Coming Tuesday

And look out, rest of the world, on April 2

(Newser) - President Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China, reports the AP . Posting on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump said that illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the...

Canadian Coffee Shops Introduce the 'Canadiano'

In cafes across Great White North, 'Americano' beverage has been replaced

(Newser) - There's not much the everyday Canadian can do to stop US tariffs set to go into effect on Canadian goods next month, but some cafes across the Great White North have found a small, snarky way to push back. Some coffee shops have renamed their "Americano" coffee drinks—...

Candidate Calls Trump Worst Threat to Canada Since WWII

US president was a main issue in Liberal Party leadership debates

(Newser) - The four contenders to become Canada's next prime minister debated twice this week—and President Trump, who has threatened to make Canada the 51st state, was a main topic of conversation in both debates. In Monday's French-language debate, Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former finance minister,...

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