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“…es you might have missed, Oct 31, 2026 ‘Anchor the ground’: Canada, EU launch new alliance The EU and Canada announced an alliance on Oct 30 aimed at cementing their own relations in the face of President Donald Trump’s moves to tear up US ties with its old…”
“Amid difficult negotiations with US President Donald Trump, representing Canada's biggest trading partner, Carney said that he and his compatriots had come to realize the country was too dependent on the economic powerhouse to the south.”
“This week, it was reported that discussions regarding trade between the US and Canada had seen only modest advancement.”
“A U.S. food importer also filed a legal challenge of Trump’s use of a Depression-era trade statute — Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 — to hit Canada with the heavy duties and trade embargoes.”
“On Wednesday, US-Canada Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the midterm results won't change anything in the short term, and dismissed speculation over what the new Congress might do when they're seated in the new year as "an interesting discussion at a…”
“Lisa Raitt, a Canada-U-S. trade adviser and former Conservative cabinet minister, agreed that the MAGA-flavour of the Republican party is driven by Trump.”
“A US official said the State Department had taken the family photo off the official agenda on Friday, US time, because Washington did not want it to become a spectacle or distraction.”
“She is also due to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and participate in a trilateral meeting with the UK and Canada.”
“G20 officials, including envoys from Russia and China, are meeting in Atlanta, US, as they face deep rifts over multiple wars and other global crises that threaten international security and trade.”
“Ties between Ottawa and Washington have been strained by an escalating trade war, with Canada and the US imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on each other’s goods in recent months.”
“Two months after Mark Carney halted trade talks with the U.S. and days before midterm elections, Donald Trump is suddenly predicting the bilateral impasse is about to end: ”Canada’s working very hard to make a (trade) deal with us.”
“In neighbouring Maine, the trade war with Canada became an election issue.”
“Trump's trade war with Canada weighed on tourism, lobstering, logging and other pillars of Maine's economy.”
“…olitical changes – including the war in Ukraine and ongoing tensions in the Middle East – as well as measures such as enacted and proposed tariffs and trade actions introduced in response to rising global tensions; Philips’ ability to keep pace with the…”
“Trade tensions between Canada and the US have led to Ottawa deepening ties with other countries like China, a move that potentially puts US exporters at a disadvantage.”
“Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday that this week’s federal budget will focus more on the government’s efforts to build up Canada’s economy and trade than the ongoing trade war with U.S.”
“He said the U.S. is “opposed to the out-of-control institution known as the ICC” and “will never allow U.S. service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show trials by an anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction over us.””
“U.S. tariffs and trade tensions continue to impact Canada’s economy and job market, while geopolitical conflicts lead to rising oil and gas prices and pose a risk that inflation could continue to rise as a result.”
“…lbertans 'chose unity to build together and to take care of each other.' He continued that Canada was securing new trade partners and working to become 'a global energy superpower with Alberta at its core.' 'Canada is so much greater than the sum of its…”
“UpdateAlberta voters choose Canada over independence in boost for Carney Overwhelming referendum result rejects path to separation, cementing national unity amid an ongoing trade war with the US Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly…”
“The result is a boost for Carney, who grew up in Alberta and had urged a decisive outcome as US President Donald Trump wages a trade war against Canada and threatens to make it the 51st US state.”
“Speaking on stage with Trump at a rally in Port Huron on Sunday, Rogers accused Canada of sending “truck after truck after truck loaded with their trash into our state.””
“The shifting front line in the U.S-Canada trade war will lessen the economic pain in border states while still targeting Canadian manufacturing capacity, experts say.”
“U.S.-Canada trade The economies of the United States and Canada are heavily interconnected, with roughly 70% of Canada’s exports heading to the United States.”
“President Donald Trump waging a trade war and threatening to make Canada the 51st state, Carney warned that the referendum comes at the “worst possible time” and urged Albertans not to take the outcome for granted.”
““A vote against Canada is a dangerous bluff,” the PM warned in his speech, adding, “There are some outside our borders who are working to break us so they can own us.””
“He noted that Carney has benefited from a "Trump effect," as trade tensions and statehood comments from Washington have united Canadians behind federal leadership.”
“The United States and Canada are moving closer to a trade agreement as tariff negotiations between the two countries gather momentum, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has said, with the issue carrying political significance ahead of the November 3…”
“A trade agreement between the United States and Canada would be reached “pretty soon,””
“Carney’s comments come as relations remain strained over trade and US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada.”
“The US Embassy in Ottawa has accused Canadian leaders of attempting to influence American politics ahead of the November midterm elections, escalating tensions between the two neighbours amid an ongoing trade dispute under President Donald Trump’s…”
“For months, Canada and the US have been locked in a bitter tariff war, with Ottawa retaliating against illegal US tariffs and targeting goods in states that rely heavily on trade with Canada.”
“Asked what message he was trying to send Canada with the executive order at the time, Trump said: “No message…Canada has been ripping us off for a long time on trade, very sadly.””
“With Canada-U.S. trade tensions emerging as a key issue ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, questions have swirled this week around whether a deal could be reached before the Nov. 3 vote.”
“They also say a rate hike could impede modest economic recovery, given US trade tensions and a weak job market.”
“Carney has pledged to double Ottawa’s non-US trade over the next decade as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have rippled through Canada’s economy.”
“In Canada, robust customer demand is positioning us for one of our busiest winter drilling seasons in years, with our Super Triple and Super Single rigs expected to be near full utilization.”
“Polls showed voters were focused on cost-of-living issues, healthcare, and the ongoing trade war with US President Donald Trump.”
“A fight for consumer dollars comes as the U.S. and Canada stand far apart on a trade deal.”
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Canada treats us very badly.””
“For anyone looking, it was right there in bold text: white on blue, a message affixed to the front of the lectern Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used to speak two days after her province overwhelmingly rejected the pursuit of separatism.”
“But those tensions have not stopped one American octogenarian — no, not that one — from sharing his many thoughts on Canada.”
“She referenced recent political tensions, tariffs and trade disputes with the United States — saying this was when “things got really serious.””
“Ambassador Pete Hoekstra blamed the Carney government for inflaming cross-border trade tensions.”
“The suit centers on tariffs imposed under Section 338 of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which took effect at the end of August after weeks of negotiations aimed at lowering trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada.”
“Earlier that month, the president demanded that all US trade with Spain be cut off on after the 'terrible partner' defied the president on Iran and NATO spending.”
“To understand how the Canada-U.S. defence alliance is holding up amid these tensions, National Post spoke with retired General Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S.”
“Trump came into office with the view that Canada, rather than being America’s closest ally, was actually “ripping us off.””
“Heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada have exacerbated a longer-term decline in Canadian vehicle production due in part to labor and other fixed costs.”
“An expert warned that further undoing the countries’ trilateral free trade agreement with Canada could “jeopardize the financial health” of many American companies, while making US goods more expensive.”
“OTTAWA - Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says it’s important for national security reasons that Canada do everything it can to diversify trade away from the United States.”
““We’ll never do that and we’ll never accept that also being done to us in Canada,” she said.”
“America’s trade war with Canada is a particular concern for Collins and Rogers, who say they’ve spoken to Cabinet officials to get the administration to make a deal or exempt specific items from a list of tariffed goods.”
“Other issues likely to feature on the agenda include the ballooning debt levels of many countries, which exceed 100 percent of GDP in the US, Canada, Japan, Italy and France.”
“Collectively, there’s an energizing determination to fight the trade war every way possible, from buying Canadian (or at least not American) to vacationing here or anyplace except you-know-where.”
“Black Hawk down: Trump's trade war pauses Canadian helicopter deal Ottawa halted plans to buy 16 U.S.-made helicopters ahead of trade talks: sources The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M…”
“…a-based artificial intelligence company says it is turning away from opportunities with the U.S. government as tensions between Canada and the United States raise questions about Canada’s reliance on its southern neighbour for AI investment and…”
““We’re not impacted by tariffs but the trade issues are still ratcheting up costs for us across the board,” said Patrick Butters, who owns and operates the roughly 2,200-hectare farm with his brother Christopher.”
“Sam Miller, another Ohio manufacturer who makes kitchen and bathroom products, has been hit on both fronts in Trump’s trade wars, paying tariffs on imported materials from Asia while finding it harder to expand into Canada because of trade tensions.”
“Rogers sought to distance himself from the current trade war but expressed support for a deal with Canada that would loosen some of Ottawa’s tariffs on US goods.”
“These days I read product labels as carefully as I used to read liner notes.”