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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver beer company is planning for a price increase on their cans as tariffs on steel and aluminum go into effect. “At the end of the month, we’re currently planning that the price of our cans will go up about 10 per cent just because of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby is taking his own advice. Last week he told British Columbians to shop local and travel in the province or across Canada, rather than to the United States, and on Monday he revealed he did just that with his family. “Not the easiest … Read more
The Ontario government has officially applied a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to three U.S. states. The additional tax, effective on Monday, will affect 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York — costing up to $400,000 per day, the government said. The move is part of Ontario’s initial … Read more
Canada has blocked imports from the biggest U.S. pork processing plant, a facility run by Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel, North Carolina, the company said on Friday. The suspension comes as Washington and Ottawa have sparred in a heated dispute over trade tariffs. It is the latest blow for America’s farm sector, which has been roiled by concerns that U.S. tariffs … Read more
The Washington state border town of Lynden is used to Canadian visitors. Located just eight kilometres south of the Canada-U.S. border, the city of 15,000 people has many cross-border businesses and cultural ties. However, U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war and the uncertainty it is causing does not appear to have the full … Read more
The dozens of Kentucky bourbons listed on the BC Liquor Stores website range from a two-ounce bottle of Maker’s Mark, priced at $5.29, to a $2,400 bottle of Woodford Reserve, aged in cognac barrels and presented in a crystal decanter. What they all have in common is the “currently unavailable” designation, having been yanked from … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. trucking companies are expecting to be hit hard by the newly-imposed tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canadian Trucking Alliance reports that about 25 to 30 per cent of B.C. trucking companies move goods across the Canada-U.S. border every day. While it is not known … Read more
An iconic clip from the classic 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is making the rounds on social media as Canadians and Americans ask: what will happen to the North American economy as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico? A dry, sardonic high school teacher addresses the class, as … Read more
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has begged Canadians not to boo the American national anthem during sporting games as a tariff war between the two neighbouring nations exploded on Tuesday morning. A trade battle between Canada and the United States has been brewing since before President Donald Trump was sworn in, with his threat to impose … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains for the S&P 500 since Election Day. The tariffs between the U.S., China, Canada and Mexico … Read more