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Canada’s counter-tariffs could add pressure on households amid already rising living costs, but the full impact may not be felt until months from now, economists say. The Canadian government released a large list of U.S.-made products that will be subject to counter-tariffs of between 15 and 50 per cent, which will take into effect on…

Chapman’s Ice Cream , the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in Canada , has pledged to completely shift away from United States companies and ingredients — without increasing its prices for Canadian customers — in response to “ unjustified tariffs ” imposed by the United States. In posts on its social media on Aug. 26,…

Canada added 50 per cent tariffs on United States-made copper wire and wood charcoal to its retaliation list as a replacement for its removal of fish and seafood products, according to the Department of Finance . Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is aiming to match its counter-tariffs with the value of annual imports, about US$20…

Gold traded above US$4,600 an ounce as investors turned their focus to the Federal Reserve ’s interest-rate path ahead of the annual Jackson Hole gathering. Bullion swung between gains and losses on Thursday after snapping a five-day winning streak the prior day. United States economic data this week showed that inflation remained well above the…

An Ontario ice cream company is fighting back against “unjustified tariffs” by sourcing more non-American ingredients. “We stand with the Canadian government, and all provinces, in our outright rejection of these unjustified tariffs,” Chapman’s Ice Cream said in a post on its Instagram account Wednesday. The company said it is on track to convert more…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that one of his MPs was the victim of a suspected arson, which he called a “cowardly act of violence and intimidation,” in a social media post . Liberal MP Salma Zahid, the MP for Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East, said in a statement that an unidentified…

As the trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to escalate, potash has emerged as a potential bargaining chip. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the resource is “one of the most powerful tools” Canada has in negotiations while speaking at a press conference in Vaughan on Wednesday, adding that the U.S. agricultural sector would…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order in the Oval Office to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” immediately. “That’s going to take place right now as I sign the order,” he said during a livestream from the White House on Thursday. He then signed the document before showing it to the…

An X post by the White House recently featured no text just an image of a bald eagle, wings spread, staring off into the distance, while standing on the neck of a Canada Goose. https://t.co/OYaldd4UhI pic.twitter.com/7jQXwWW26K — The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 26, 2026 The photo seemed to tell an entire story of dominance and…

OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday there is a possibility of reaching a “mutually beneficial” agreement with the U.S., after the country’s top trade negotiator said discoverability of French content on U.S. streaming platforms was never a “red line” for American negotiators. “Canada welcomes that the U.S. is now withdrawing its positions…