In announcing the decision to postpone some tariffs on Mexico for another month, US President Donald Trump was at pains to praise his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum. “I did this…
Tag: Canada
Canada: Trump’s threats have brought Canada’s Liberals back from the dead
If you had asked Canadians a few months ago who would win the country’s next general election, most would have predicted a decisive victory for the Conservative Party. That outcome…
Canada: Serial killer’s victim found in landfill
The remains of an indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer have been found after a search of a landfill in the Canadian province of Manitoba, police say. Morgan Harris’…
USA: Canadian Olympian wanted by FBI on drug ring charges
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding, 43, has been placed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list for allegedly running a violent transnational drug trafficking network. Wedding…
USA: Trump expands exemptions from Canada and Mexico tariffs
US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week. It is the second time…
USA: Jack Daniel’s hits out at Canada pulling US alcohol
Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said. Several Canadian provinces,…
USA: Carmakers win break from Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico
US President Donald Trump said he would temporarily spare carmakers from a new 25% import tax imposed on Canada and Mexico, just a day after the tariffs came into effect.…
USA: Trump mulls exemption for some carmakers from tariffs
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said President Donald Trump is considering a deal that would offer exemptions from tariffs on Canada and Mexico, including potentially for carmakers. The possibility…
Canada: FM Mélanie Joly takes Trump 51st state line ‘very seriously’
Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has told the BBC she takes US President Donald Trump’s remarks on making Canada the 51st state of his country “very seriously”. “This is not…
Canada: Trudeau says Trump’s tariffs designed to collapse Canada’s economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a “very dumb thing to do” and vowed to conduct a “relentless fight” to protect its…