BBC Machias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America. But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the “Grey Zone” – the site of a rare international dispute between Canada and the United States. The two neighbours and long-time allies have each long laid […]
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Getty Images Canada says it has started imposing a 25% tariff on certain vehicle imports from the US, retaliating against a similar measure from its neighbour. The tariffs – or import taxes – will be paid by Canadians who buy some automobiles or their parts from the US. Confirming that the new taxes would apply
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Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: Canada’s Mark Carney and Doug Ford react to Trump’s tariffs After days of anticipation about what US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” would mean for Canada, it seems the answer is not much. But that still hasn’t helped bring relief to America’s northern neighbour. Trump said on Wednesday that
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Jessica Murphy & Bernd Debusmann BBC News Reporting fromToronto and Washington DC Watch: Trump announces 25% tariff on cars ‘not made in the United States’ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting his cabinet to discuss a response to the latest US tariff threat, which he has called a “direct attack” on Canadian car workers.
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Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles, who is also king of Canada, meets Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace King Charles gave a warm welcome to the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he visited Buckingham Palace. It was another symbolic gesture of support for Canada from a King, wearing a red tie, who has
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Sam Gruet Business reporter BBC Canadian retail boss Joanna Goodman is considering no longer ordering from US suppliers Made in Canada. Three words that are now a common presence on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump’s tariffs sparked a trade war with the US’s northern neighbour. In Canada the economic measures against it have been met
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BBC Mark Carney is due to be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister in the coming days, having won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau. It means he will lead the governing Liberal Party of Canada in the next election – which is expected to be called soon. Several political leaders had called for
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Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: ‘It’s frustrating’ – How Trump’s tariffs are being received in Canada If you had asked Canadians a few months ago who would win the country’s next general election, most would have predicted a decisive victory for the Conservative Party. That outcome does not look so certain now. In the
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Nadine Yousif and Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News, Toronto Watch: Canadian liquor store clears out US alcohol in response to tariffs Not long after the US imposed their tariffs on Canada, a local neighbourhood pub in Toronto began removing all American products off their menu. That means nachos, wings – and of course, beer –
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Tom Espiner BBC News business reporter Watch: Canadian liquor store clears out US alcohol in response to tariffs Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said. Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario, which is by far the
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