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The new Canadian prime minister announced the two countries’ relationship is “over.”
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The euro weakened to a three-week low on Thursday and the yen was steady against the dollar after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week...
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Without advance notice to Canada, the U.S. president put the auto industry into turmoil with a 25 percent tariff.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump Wednesday that his nation will retaliate against the United States with tariffs of its own if Trump presses forward with his promised levies – potentially escalating what is already developing into an ugly and damaging trade war.
Donald Trump’s new tariffs on vehicle imports are expected to drive up new car prices — but that doesn’t mean it’s time to buy, experts say.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Republicans to work with Democrats in calling for a "full investigation" into why military operations were coordinated over Signal rather than over taxpayer-funded secure communications channels.
The US president described the talks as "extremely productive" and said the two leaders would meet after Canada holds elections.
President Trump spoke Friday with Canada’s new PM as the US prepares to slap 25% tariffs on Canadian imports — and referred to the leader as “Prime Minister,’’ dropping the “governor” moniker he
Canada will wait until next week to strike back against the latest U.S. threat of tariffs and nothing is off the table regarding possible countermeasures, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday.
Amid the turmoil over the river, the administration also has been threatening and imposing tariffs as high as 25% on some goods from Canada. Trump had to walk back some tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods to protect the U.S. auto industry, after acknowledging the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement he himself had signed in 2020.