WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters. “We’ll effectively be charging a…
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will soon respond to new tariffs on imported vehicles announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and could impose retaliatory measures against the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday. Carney said Trump’s move was “a direct attack” and told reporters he would be convening a high-level cabinet…
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent will kick off their election campaigns on Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney will trigger a five-week election campaign on Sunday, before the vote on April 28, when he visits at midday…
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday flew to France where he will meet with French President Emanuel Macron. He will then fly to London in the United Kingdom to meet with his British counterpart. Carney flew to Pairs after a brief stopover in Montreal, where he attended the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations…
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France on Sunday and the United Kingdom on Monday to seek “reliable partners” in trade and security, a statement from the prime minister’s office said. As the Canada-U.S. relationship goes through a rough patch with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs forcing economic pain on Canada, Ottawa will look…
Justin Trudeau met with new Liberal leader and prime minister-designate Mark Carney on Monday to start the transition of power after Carney’s landslide win at the Sunday party election. After the meeting Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill that the transition is expected to be “seamless” and “quick.” Meanwhile Trudeau has started the process to…
For all of the advancements in modern fitness technology, one of the latest viral crazes is remarkably simple: a headband with a ball attached by a stretchy string. Boxbollen has received endorsements from celebrities like Khloé Kardashian, Conor McGregor, Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg, a strategy that hasn’t been cheap—Boxbollen has reinvested as much as…
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s prime minister and Mexico’s president ordered retaliatory tariffs on goods from the U.S, following through with their threats after U.S. Donald Trump sparked a trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Canada is initially targeting $30 billion Canadian (US$20 billion) in goods imported from the…