Author: Troy Patterson

Americans are likely to pay more for products from popular Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu as the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong. The move was announced Tuesday, coming after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods and ended a customs exception that allowed small value parcels to enter the U.S. without paying tax. Canada and Mexico managed to negotiate a month-long reprieve from 25% tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.It will likely impact online shopping destinations like Shein and Temu, popular with younger shoppers in…

President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike. Trump’s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip, and for the U.S. to take “ownership” in redeveloping the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with…

While a good portion of Canadians live within a couple of hours’ drive of the U.S. border, it is very different than living directly across from our American counterparts, according to Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. “We all grew up here. We lived our lives here. We’ve got family and friends on both sides,” he told Global News on Monday.“Going across the border is like going across town anywhere else in the country. So we don’t even see the border when you live here.”That familial relationship may have become fractured over the weekend when Donald Trump announced that a round…

Industry groups in Canada breathed a sigh of relief Monday when U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs on Canada after a phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But Canada is not out of the woods yet, they argue, and now is the time to dismantle some interprovincial trade barriers to blunt the impact of future tariffs Trump may decide to impose.Canada’s Committee on Internal Trade met last week to discuss how to open up trade between Canada’s provinces.“By working together with our provincial and territorial colleagues to remove internal trade and labour mobility barriers, we can unlock…

U.S. President Donald Trump may have delayed a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for a month, but Tyler Pubben isn’t letting his guard down.’ The president of Tapmaster — a Calgary business making faucets with brass and polymer from the U.S. — is looking to reduce the company’s reliance on the U.S. by beefing up sales at home, expanding into new markets and seeking alternate suppliers.“It’s been easier to sell to the U.S. just because the U.S. customer base is larger,” he said Tuesday. “But the political environment is just not as trustworthy as it was even two…

U.S. President Donald Trump may have delayed a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for a month, but Tyler Pubben isn’t letting his guard down.’ The president of Tapmaster — a Calgary business making faucets with brass and polymer from the U.S. — is looking to reduce the company’s reliance on the U.S. by beefing up sales at home, expanding into new markets and seeking alternate suppliers.“It’s been easier to sell to the U.S. just because the U.S. customer base is larger,” he said Tuesday. “But the political environment is just not as trustworthy as it was even two…

Water experts are sounding the alarm after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the opening of two dams in Central California late last week, letting approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs. The Army Corps of Engineers released water from two reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada on Friday, but the move didn’t allow for much warning for local farmers, reported Politico.“Local water managers on the Kaweah and Tule rivers had to move equipment and alert farms about possible flooding with only an hour’s notice,” Kaweah River Water Master Victor Hernandez told the outlet, calling the situation “alarming and…

The trade war between Canada and the United States is on pause after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed Monday to new measures addressing President Donald Trump’s concerns over fentanyl trafficking across the border, including the appointment of a “fentanyl czar.” The Canadian government moved swiftly to speak about the promise on Tuesday.“What is our objective today? Stop the tariffs. We are going to do what we have to do in order to strengthen this border…because there is so much on the line for everyday Canadians,” Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said at the Emerson, Man., border on Tuesday.“The prime minister…

As trade tensions rise between China and the United States, Canada is not out of the woods yet, leaving some to wonder if a trade war is inevitable. On Monday, the U.S. and Canada agreed to pause tariffs for 30 days to negotiate new security measures at the border, but the economic standoff between China and the U.S. continues.While the temporary reprieve brings a moment of relief for Canadians, uncertainty still lingers, leaving many Canadians questioning whether a trade war is merely delayed.“President Trump’s crushing 25 per cent tariffs are a complete betrayal of the historic bond between our countries.…

China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. U.S. tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect Tuesday before Trump agreed to a 30-day pause as the two countries acted to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking. Trump planned to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next few days.The Chinese response was “measured,” said John Gong, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in…