Trade War

The European Commission has declared its trade and economic relationship with China “unsustainable” , pointing to a daily trade deficit of €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) and Chinese manufacturing overcapacity that puts millions of jobs across various sectors at risk. However, a clear-eyed analysis reveals this premise to be entirely flawed.…

Canada’s economy stalled in the first quarter of 2026, though several economists say the country may not yet be in a recession despite back-to-back declines in real GDP. According to Statistics Canada, real gross domestic product fell at an annualised rate of 0.1 per cent in the first quarter after…

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US-Israel Iran War Ceasefire Highlights: Iran and the United States continue to trade warnings even as backchannel diplomacy remains active through Pakistan-mediated talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict. US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were “on the borderline” between a diplomatic breakthrough and renewed military confrontation, while…

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Windsor For months, Canadian officials have said that the long-awaited opening of the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge is dependent on various testing and commissioning tasks. But fresh comments from a Canadian cabinet member as well as two top U.S. officials suggest the current trade war is playing a…

President Trump talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping in October in South Korea. The trade war Trump started in 2018 has changed the trade relationship between the leaders and the world's two largest economies in significant ways. AFP via Getty Images As President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in…

Prime Minister Mark Carney with Canadian Space Agency astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa May 13, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable /Postmedia Article content OTTAWA — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen has one…

BEIJING — President Donald Trump will begin a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as the world’s two biggest economies look to stabilize a trade truce against the backdrop of the simmering U.S. conflict with Iran. Trump’s visit, the first by a U.S. president since…

President Donald Trump claims America is profiting from trade with China despite tensions over rare earth minerals, tariffs and emerging technologies like AI Mark Schiefelbein FILE - President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands after their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan,…