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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the U.S. government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” turning one of North America’s most recognizable bodies of water into the latest front in his increasingly bitter feud with Canada. “This is official, effective immediately,” Trump said in the Oval …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will raise tariffs on Canadian automobiles, steel, automotive parts and trucks to 50% beginning Jan. 1, 2027, escalating a trade dispute that erupted after U.S.-Canada negotiations collapsed last week. Trump said the new tariffs would apply to “all Cars, Trucks, both …

Canada is preparing to impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods beginning Sept. 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday, escalating a trade war with Washington after last-minute negotiations failed to prevent new American tariffs on Canadian products. Carney said Canada’s retaliation will target a broad range of U.S. exports, …

A trade agreement between the United States and Canada collapsed just before midnight Friday, dealing a major setback to negotiations between the two traditionally close trading partners and triggering 50% U.S. tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. The tariffs took effect after Canadian and U.S. negotiators failed …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday delayed plans to impose 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the United States and Canada reached a last-minute agreement to continue negotiations. Trump announced the three-day pause on Truth Social less than two hours before the tariffs were scheduled to …

President Donald Trump announced a new round of 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian imports Monday, significantly escalating trade tensions between the United States and one of its largest trading partners. The new tariffs, outlined in a series of presidential proclamations, are scheduled to take effect Aug. 19 …

The House voted Wednesday to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with six Republicans joining nearly all Democrats in a bipartisan rebuke of a key pillar of the president’s trade agenda. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., passed 219-211. But the measure is largely symbolic for now: …

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a major new international bridge linking Detroit to Canada, demanding that Canada hand over at least half ownership of the project and agree to additional unspecified conditions in his latest escalation over cross-border trade. In a lengthy social media …

President Donald Trump said late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada after accusing the country of using a fake Ronald Reagan video in an anti-tariff advertisement — an action he called “egregious behavior” meant to influence U.S. court decisions. Trump’s post on his social media site …

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was open to extending the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through a renegotiation or by pursuing “different deals,” as he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House amid growing trade tensions. Carney’s second visit to Washington comes ahead of next year’s …

Canada announced Friday it will lift many of the retaliatory tariffs it imposed on the United States earlier this year, marking a significant thaw in relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move will take effect Sept. 1, though tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles — …

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced sweeping new tariffs on Canadian imports, threatening to impose a 35% tax starting August 1 in what could mark a major escalation of trade tensions with one of the United States’ closest allies and largest trading partners. In a letter addressed to Canadian Prime …

In their first official meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump and newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck a surprisingly cordial tone despite a backdrop of sharp tensions over trade and sovereignty — including Trump’s repeated musings about turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state. The two leaders complimented each …

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party have secured a projected victory in Canada’s 2025 national election, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in a result shaped heavily by President Donald Trump’s combative stance toward America’s northern neighbor. While it remains uncertain whether the Liberals will form a majority …

In a rare challenge to President Donald Trump, a group of Senate Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution blocking tariffs on Canadian imports. The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of the measure, with four Republicans—Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Rand Paul (Kentucky), Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), and Lisa Murkowski …