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Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods beginning September 8, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday. The move escalates a trade conflict after Washington imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about USD 20 billion worth of Canadian products and last-ditch negotiations collapsed late Friday in Washington. Carney said the dollar-for-dollar retaliation would target steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics. Details of the specific products will be released in the coming days. Carney, speaking in Ottawa, also disclosed that Canada had been willing to drop remaining retaliatory tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos if the United States substantially lowered its own, and to encourage provinces to restore US alcohol sales. But he said Washington's final demands went too far, saying, "They asked too much and offered too little," Carney said.
The United States was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump's import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors. But the political impact will likely be even bigger than the economic fallout. Canada has threatened to retaliate against any new tariffs with levies of its own, aggravating a trade fight between countries that sold each other $880 billion worth of goods and services last year. The tariffs were initially supposed to kick in at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. But Trump extended the deadline for three days to allow talks to continue, but the two countries still could not reach an agreement in time.
Two men were injured after a 27-year-old armed man stabbed them inside a gurdwara in Canada's Edmonton during morning prayers, authorities said, with police probing the incident to ascertain whether the attack was hate-motivated. The incident took place at Nanaksar Sikh Gurdwara in northeast Edmonton around 5 am (local time) on Friday. The suspect entered the gurdwara and attempted to access the prayer area before he was confronted by staff, police said. The confrontation escalated and two men, aged 75 and 51, were stabbed, Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said in a statement on Friday. During a news conference on Friday, Acting Inspector Eric Stewart with EPS said the EPS Hate Crimes unit is investigating. Stewart said police received a report of a man walking in traffic shortly before officers were called to the scene of the stabbing. "Quick acting witnesses" intervened and detained the man, before police arrived and the victims were taken to hospital, Stewart said. Zora Grewal,
The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a "bad person" and "not to be trusted" and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Canada has leverage in the talks even as his province weighs restoring US alcohol sales at Prime Minister Mark Carney's urging to help secure a deal that would avert threatened 50 per cent US tariffs. "Everybody knows the American president by now, he's erratic, he's irresponsible, and he's not to be trusted. And this is the person that we were supposed to make a deal with, and we're going to make additional concessions for it. That's why I say you can't make a good deal with a bad person, because who's to say it's not going to be undone?" Kinew said. Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister responsible for Canada-US trade, said Thursday the two countries were close to finalizing an agreement after
Canada has dodged President Donald Trump's threat of 50 -per cent tariffs - at least for now. Trump went on social media late Tuesday to say he was pausing for three days the taxes on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports less than two hours before they were set to go into effect. Speaking to reporters at the White House Wednesday, Trump said that talks with Canada yielded a "very fair deal for both" sides. "Our farmers are going to be thrilled, our manufacturers are going to be thrilled," Trump said in an impromptu gaggle during a tour of South Lawn construction. Trump also noted that the agreement is all subject to the "finalization of documents." For now, the tariffs have been postponed until 12:01 am Saturday. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-US trade, returned to Ottawa on Wednesday to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was also set to chair Cabinet and a virtual meeting with provincial and territorial leaders. Trump's tariff threat would hit
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50 per cent US tariffs on USD 20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal hours before the sanctions were to go into effect. The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. "I have paused the 50 per cent Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the USA., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!" Trump posted on Truth Social less than two hours before the 12.01 am. Wednesday deadline. Trump's import taxes would have hit about 5 per cent of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors. But the political impact would likely have been bigger than the economic one. Canada had .
The United States and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, poking each other interminably over sore spots like Canadian softwood lumber imports and US access to Canada's protected dairy market. Somehow the two neighbours still managed to remain friends, allies -- and trading partners. Canadian soldiers fought alongside Americans in Afghanistan after 9/11. The 5,525-mile US-Canada border is undefended, and nearly 330,000 people and USD 2 billion dollars' worth of goods cross it every day; 800,000 Canadians live in the United States. President Donald Trump's belligerent approach to dealing with Canada marks an extraordinary departure from the traditionally cooperative relationship between the two countries. Trump has hit Canadian goods with tariffs -- in a push to bring manufacturing back to the United States -- and has repeatedly made inflammatory comments about turning Canada into America's 51st state. The Canadian public is fed up. A petition to expel the US ambassador, a .
: Biocon Ltd on Wednesday said it has received notice of compliance approval from Canadian health regulator for its Yesintek (ustekinumab) autoinjector, indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The company's subsidiary in Canada has received Notice of Compliance (NOC) approval for Yesintek (ustekinumab) Autoinjector 45 mg/0.05 mL and 90 mg/mL from Health Canada, Biocon Ltd said in a regulatory filing. Health Canada previously granted NOC for Yesintek (solution for subcutaneous injection) 45 mg/0.5ml (prefilled syringe and vial) and 90 mg/ml (prefilled syringe) and Yesintek I.V. (solution for intravenous infusion) 130 mg/26 mL (5mg/mL) in October 2025, it added. The availability of the Yesintek autoinjector provides patients with an option that the originator product does not offer in Canada, the company said . The new format will allow customised treatment approaches across care settings and patient needs, it added. Biocon said Yesintek is indicated for
A shooter fired at the US Consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, police said, the second time this year someone shot at the building. No one was injured in the incident, but a single shell casing was found and there was damage to the building's facade. Toronto deputy chief Frank Barredo said a high-speed chase ensued that lasted an hour, but that no arrest was made. He vowed that the search for the perpetrator or perpetrators would continue. "We will approach this investigation with great seriousness," Barredo said at a news conference. "We will bring the people responsible for this to justice." Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the shooting a "brazen attack." "I want to say to the person or persons responsible, we will get you," said Chow. The shooting occurred despite heightened security ------------------------------------------------------ The US Consulate was targeted March 10, when two suspects allegedly fired multiple shots at the building before driving away in a stol
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump's threat of 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods comes into affect. The new tariffs, announced by Trump on Monday, are scheduled to come into effect Aug 19. "If these tariffs, or other measures come into force, there's a full range of things that we can do in that regard," Carney said after meeting with Canada's premiers and territorial leaders in Charletown, Prince Edward Island. Carney said "everything's on the table" if an agreement can't be reached before the tariffs kick in. "We don't need to respond in advance," he said. "In fact, I think it would be counterproductive at this stage to respond in advance." The new tariffs cover a wide range of goods, including honey, liquor, cement, dairy products, some wood products, hockey sticks and other items. They exclude energy products, ..
US President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50 per cent tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products. The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump's return to the White House. The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only nations other than China that retaliated against Trump's previous tariffs and must be held accountable. The official insisted on anonymity on a call with reporters to preview the president's actions and said that Trump signed three proclamations to launch the tariffs under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act. Several Democratic lawmakers last year proposed repealing the section because they said Trump could use it to destabilize the economy. The 50 per cent tariffs would exclude energy products, potash