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With a joint review required by July 1, U.S. President Donald Trump answered a question about the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement in the White House on Wednesday, claiming he will either “let it expire” or “maybe work out another deal with Mexico and Canada,” claiming that the bordering countries have “taken advantage” of the...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have spoken over the phone and discussed how to respond to looming U.S. tariffs. Both leaders received letters from U.S. President Donald Trump warning of new import duties, including 30 per cent for Mexico and 35 per cent for Canada. Sheinbaum said...

U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to take a veiled jab at former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, calling her a “terrible person” and saying Freeland “tried to take advantage” of the USMCA talks. Trump made the remarks while meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Freeland currently serves on Carney’s cabinet...

As uncertainty continues about the tariffs that US President Donald Trump has slapped on Canadian goods, today a White House announcement added to the confusion with some tariffs being removed – at least for a while. Nathaniel Dove explains.

During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that any automobiles coming through the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be exempt of tariffs, but just for a month.

Canada’s economy could be in for a bumpy ride, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to slap aggressive tariffs on Canadian imports and renegotiate the United State-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA). Mackenzie Gray explains how a possible trade war could spell trouble on both sides of the Canadian-American border, and how critics say Canada should respond.

Following Donald Trump’s re-election, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman, joins us to discuss what this second term could mean for Canada. With Trump securing both the electoral college and popular vote, Heyman weighs-in on the future of the U.S.-Canada relationship, Trump’s “America First” policies, and the potential impact of a renewed USMCA renegotiation.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday that he will be flying to Washington next week to meet with U.S. officials and assist in USMCA negotiations, as discussed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

U.S. President Donald Trump touted a US$5.5 billion Navy contract awarded to Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Wisconsin on Thursday, which would see the company build the service’s first new frigate, which is a type of ship, with options for nine more. This is a deal that is expected to lead to the hiring of about...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not be attending talks in Washington D.C. this week to mark the start of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal, which came into effect on July 1. The Mexican president also said he would be getting tested for...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed to have “ended the NAFTA nightmare” after formally signing the new US-Mexico-Canada agreement into law.

On Wednesday in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump formally signed into law the new United States – Mexico – Canada trade agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the USMCA was a “tough” deal and would protect the country and its products, while saying the same about the deal with China, which would be finalized in the coming weeks.

Speaking to reporters in Washington Thursday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy openly wondered whether or not a vote on USMCA approval in the House of Representatives was directly tied to a vote on impeachment.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy declined to answer a question on how Mexico would pay for Donald Trump’s border wall through the USMCA, instead claiming that one-third of women in the migrant caravan have been raped or “violently treated.”

Workers at General Motors in Oshawa, along with local businesses that count on a healthy assembly plant, express a collective sigh of relief upon news of a new NAFTA agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened tariffs in cars assembled in Canada.

Canadian shoppers will be able to purchase goods from the United States with lower taxes and duties, according to details in the new trade agreement between Canada and the United States. Sean O’Shea reports.

Now that the USMCA has been drafted, here are some numbers and dates to keep in mind – like the amount of time Canada needs to wait , to table a bill implementing the deal, after it presents the text to Parliament.

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau responds to a question from Chris Gailus about how the new USMCA trade deal impacts Canadian dairy farmers and their concerns about profitability with the new agreement.

U.S. President Trump discusses the trade agreement struck with Canada and Mexico saying “it’s a good one.”