Trade War

I f you’re reading this, you likely belong to one of three camps: those freaking out about the August 19 trade negotiation deadline, those who’ve shrugged it off, and those who have no idea it’s happening. You can be forgiven for falling into the third camp, given the volume of…

With $28B in tariffs looming Aug. 19, Carney's 'personal' Italian getaway raises eyebrows Published Aug 10, 2026  •  3 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves 10 Downing St. on March 16, 2026 in London, England. Photo by Brook Mitchell, WPA Pool /Getty Images See more Toronto Sun on Google…

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has warned that further fragmentation of global trade into rival blocs could erase as much as 7 percent of global GDP in the long term, urging countries to resist retaliatory trade measures amid rising geopolitical tensions. Speaking during a fireside chat…

T he events of July 1 regarding renewing the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement—or USMCA, if I can stick to the American acronym—turned out to be a bit of a nothingburger. By the time the day arrived, everyone knew the United States would not agree to simply renewing the agreement as is,…

(Image credit: Future / Olly Curtis) As the trade war escalates between the US and Canada, with the Trump administration applying a 50 percent tariff on selected goods imported from Canada, there will be some knock-on effects on prices paid by American consumers. If you’re buying potash, salmon, and critical…

July 24, 2026 / 4:10 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — President Trump campaigned on lower prices for Americans, but his trade war with Canada is pushing prices higher for Americans, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told CBS News in an interview Friday.  Earlier this…

The administration has quietly changed the legal and political theory of the U.S.-Canada trade war. ...Read More

China has condemned the latest tariffs imposed by the United States on its exports and those of 59 other countries over alleged forced labour concerns, warning that renewed trade restrictions could reignite global trade tensions. The new US tariffs, announced on Friday, range from 10 to 12.5 per cent, with…

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s federal housing agency is forecasting that annual housing starts will fall 7 per cent this year, and it expects them to continue to drop. JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press Canada’s federal housing agency predicts homebuilding will decline over the next two years, even as the…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives for a meeting at a Charlottetown Hotel during Canada's Premiers 2026 in Charlottetown, PEI Tuesday July 21, 2026. TIM KROCHAK PHOTO Article content OTTAWA — Westerners might be experiencing a sense of déjà vu as Ontario’s premier is once again suggesting an embargo on oil…