Canada’s last-minute reprieve from crushing U.S. tariffs came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a series of measures aimed at controlling the trafficking of fentanyl, a key reason President Trump has cited for wanting to impose levies. Fentanyl has flooded North America’s drug supply over the last decade, killing tens of thousands in Canada and … Read more
Hospital and emergency room patients diagnosed with cannabis use disorder — defined as an inability to stop using cannabis even when the drug is causing harm — died at almost three times the rate of individuals without the disorder over the next five years, according to a study published on Thursday, the largest on the … Read more
Breadalbane | 425,000 Canadian dollars ($297,000) A one-bedroom house on nearly four acres This woodsy one-bedroom cottage, set on nearly four rural acres in the center of Prince Edward Island, was built in 2003. Heated floors, a propane fireplace and sloped ceilings lend a cozy feel, while skylights, a sunroom and a multitude of windows … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada on Friday made his first comments in response to President Trump’s repeated statements that he wants to annex Canada and make it the 51st state. Mr. Trudeau made clear that he did not regard Mr. Trump’s statements as having been made in jest and believes annexation is something Canada … Read more
Booing during “The Star-Spangled Banner” at sports games in Canada. “Buy Canadian” signs multiplying at grocery stores amid a brewing boycott of U.S. goods. Cross-party calls to find new friends and customers on the global stage. President Trump may have paused his plans to impose crushing tariffs on Canada, pulling the two countries back from … Read more
When I returned to Windsor, Ontario, the day before President Trump was set to impose potentially devastating tariffs on exports from Canada, fear was the city’s prevailing mood. A week later, following Mr. Trump’s suspension of a 25 percent tariff on most exports and 10 percent on oil, the mood has shifted more toward anger … Read more
President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum on Monday, re-upping a policy from his first term that pleased domestic metal makers but hurt other American industries and ignited trade wars on multiple fronts. The president signed two official proclamations that would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum from all … Read more
The largest refinery in the Midwest will have an unpalatable choice if President Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian oil: Pay more for the crude that it transforms into gasoline and diesel, or slash production. Both options threaten to increase prices at the pump, albeit modestly if Mr. Trump sticks with the 10 percent rate he … Read more
Nations targeted by President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum decried the measures as unfair Tuesday and threatened to retaliate in a growing trade dispute that threatens to further roil economic markets and strain the United States’ relations with major allies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, the United States’ biggest supplier of both metals, … Read more
Ford Motor could be forced to lay off employees if the Trump administration ends subsidies and other financial support for electric vehicle manufacturing, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday. Ford has invested heavily in factories to produce batteries and electric vehicles in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee, Jim Farley, the Ford chief executive, said … Read more