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Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new sign in Winona, Ont. to remind Donald Trump “it’s Lake Ontario , now and forever.” Ford’s message comes less than a week after he told the U.S. president to “ kiss my ass ” in response to Trump threatening to impose 50 per cent tariff against Canadian automobiles…

Maine, Alaska catch economic break as Canada drops fisheries tariffs

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Canada cancelled planned tariffs on about $1.1 billion of American fish and seafood products , a break for Maine and Alaska, both major fish exporters and key states in the midterm battle for control of the United States Senate. The changes were announced Wednesday evening after feedback from the Canadian fish industry , Finance Minister…

Lutnick blames Carney, politics for collapse of trade talks

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United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Canada of scuttling trade talks by adding last-minute demands, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney had political incentives to kill an emerging deal. Lutnick on Thursday accused Carney of snuffing out the deal in order to consolidate political support ahead of October’s preliminary independence vote in the province of…

As she launches her campaign, Quebec’s Fréchette hopes the Carney formula will work twice

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OTTAWA — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette launched her province’s election campaign by talking about the importance for Quebec to transform its economy in the face of the trade war with the U.S. because their old relationship is over. If that message sounds oddly familiar, it’s because it is. That is exactly the message…

Economists have some ideas about how to Trump-proof the economy

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is under attack, bombarded by U.S. tariffs and a trade partner that moves goalposts on a whim. The federal government’s initial response was to offer short-term support payments for companies and workers hit by this latest round of American tariffs. But economists say it’s the long-term policy…

CBC reverses policy against calling 9/11 a terrorist attack without attribution

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The CBC has reversed its policy that prohibited reporters from referring to 9/11 as “terrorism” without direct attribution. CBC made the change after it was criticized by Canadian and U.S. officials, including the U.S. ambassador to Canada and the FBI director. In a blog post on Friday, Basem Boshra, CBC’s senior director of journalistic standards…

Canada-U.S. free trade was a model for the world. Can anything save it now?

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The collapse of trade talks between Canada and the United States this past weekend and the ensuing fallout have stoked debate about whether the entwined economic relationship between the countries — held up around the world as a model of economic cooperation — will survive and, if so, in what form. Canada-U.S. free trade has…

‘Sad and pathetic’: U.S. politicians condemn Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario

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Political leaders in America are pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” calling it “sad and pathetic” and accusing him of trying to distract from “disastrous trade talks with Canada.” The criticism comes after Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that he said would “immediately” change the…

Why this Canada-U.S. pipeline has emerged as a midterm election issue in the U.S. Midwest

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