Canada should retaliate proposed tariffs by going to WTO: trade expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If Canada ends up being included in planned U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel, one international trade expert say Canada should not- and likely will not- impose retaliatory...
View ArticleTrump tariffs may imperil a delicate global economic rebound
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWS 1130) – Things had been going along so nicely. Over the past year, the major regions of the world finally shed the scars of a global financial crisis and grew in unison for the...
View ArticleCanada will not bend to U.S. steel tariff pressure in NAFTA talks, says Freeland
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – As the United States tries to light a fire under NAFTA negotiations, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada will not be bullied or pressured by the United...
View ArticleCanada should ban trade in elephant ivory, says animal rights group
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – More than 125,000 people have signed a petition asking Canada to put a stop to the sale of all elephant ivory. Tessa Vanderkop, director of strategic relations and advocacy for...
View ArticleCanadians see possible signal U.S. ready to accept NAFTA compromise
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – American trade officials are showing newfound interest in a Canadian proposal for revamping NAFTA’s automotive provisions as the U.S. seeks to swiftly conclude renegotiations of...
View ArticleUS to consider Pacific Trade re-entry after other priorities
SANTIAGO, Chile – The United States will consider rejoining a sweeping free trade agreement of Pacific Rim countries after it deals with other priorities, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
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Trump signs order punishing China on trade
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that paves the way for imposing tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese imports to punish Beijing for what he said is the theft...
View ArticleTrump trade tariffs sink stocks
NEW YORK (NEWS 1130) – US President Donald Trump’s approval of tens of billions of dollars in duties on Chinese imports sparked a selloff in stocks. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial...
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Why US consumers could feel impact of Trump’s China tariffs
WASHINGTON – From toys to clothes to shoes to cellphones, Americans buy a half-trillion dollars’ worth of goods from China each year — the biggest haul of imports from any one country. And that means...
View ArticleChina tells US it will defend interests after Trump tariffs
BEIJING, China – China’s newly appointed economic czar told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday that Beijing is ready to defend its interests after President Donald Trump announced plans...
View ArticleCanadian pork producers don’t see China-US trade tensions as opportunity
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Global stock markets tumbled after China announced its latest plans to retaliate in tit-for-tat trade tensions with the US, ready to slap $50-billion in import duties an...
View ArticleNorth American stocks sink after U.S. and China announce tariffs, loonie slips
TORONTO – North American stock markets sank lower in late-morning trading after the U.S. and China each announced tariffs on goods exported by the other. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 87.86...
View ArticleU.S. vice-president says new NAFTA deal could be done in ‘several weeks’
LIMA, Peru – A new North American free trade deal appeared closer to reality on Saturday, after U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence became the latest Trump administration official to suggest an agreement...
View ArticleTrump and Abe talk trade as well as relations with NKorea
PALM BEACH, Fla. – Seeking to reassure Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of their close alliance ahead of planned talks with North Korea, the Trump administration has signalled it is open to...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds law in cross-border beer case
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a New Brunswick law that ensnared a man who brought home beer and liquor from neighbouring Quebec. The unanimous high court...
View ArticleNAFTA’s moment of truth: Coming days could decide whether deal happens this year
WASHINGTON – A moment of truth approaches in the NAFTA negotiations, with the coming days likely to reveal not only whether an agreement is achievable this year, but also how extensive such an...
View ArticleTrudeau makes 16th trip to U.S. to sell trade as NAFTA deadline looms
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will throw out a pitch for free trade in the heart of American baseball culture this morning. As a target date to complete negotiations for a modernized North...
View ArticleTrudeau and Merkel talk trade, climate change ahead of June G7 summit
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to German Chancellor Angela Merkel about making progress at the G7 on climate change and combating protectionism when they meet next month in Quebec....
View ArticleEducation, immigration, trade can lift Canada’s growth prospects: central bank
OTTAWA – To lift the economy’s future growth prospects, a top Bank of Canada official is pointing to three areas that have helped the country in the past and could do so again: education, immigration...
View ArticleU.S. goes to World Trade Organization over B.C.-only wine policies
WASHINGTON – The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel over what it says are unfair regulations on the sale of wine in British Columbia grocery...
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