US trade

• COVID-19 vaccines still mandatory for Canadian cross-border truckers, feds say

  The federal government said Thursday a vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers is going forward, clearing up an incorrect statement from the Canada Border Services Agency.

  Economy

  Jan 13
  
• Lack of clarity on vaccine rules at U.S. border leaves trucking industry idling

  Canada's truckers are waiting for more clarity Thursday from Ottawa after a late announcement appeared to show the government reversing course on a vaccine mandate at the border.

  Economy

  Jan 13
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• U.S. trade concerns send trade minister back to Washington as MPs debate solutions

  Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with her U.S. counterpart to discuss several trade disputes, including Canada's "significant concern" with a proposed electric vehicle tax credit.

  Economy

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Alberta officials need to focus on trade relationships: experts

  “We really need to step up engagement... involvement by heads of government directly, strategically and long-term with their counterparts.”

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
• Tariffs unnecessary as North American economy reboots, Trudeau tells Trump

  Trudeau said he made that point to the U.S. president in a phone call earlier Monday.

  Politics

  Jul 13, 2020
• Here’s what’s going to change with the newly signed CUSMA trade pact

  More than anything, though, USMCA would just restore certainty to US$1.4 billion worth of annual trade between the three countries more than two years after Trump began contentious negotiations on a new regional trade pact.

  Economy

  Dec 10, 2019
• U.S., China increase tariffs as trade war escalates

  The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items in advance of the holiday shopping season.

  World

  Sep 1, 2019
• China’s economic growth cools further amid ongoing tariff war with U.S.

  Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed last month to resume negotiations. But economists warn the truce is fragile because the two sides face the same array of disagreements that caused talks to break down in May.

  World

  Jul 14, 2019
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• Bill Kelly: Canadian business nervous about new NAFTA deal

  Business doesn't like uncertainty, and uncertainty hovers over this new deal, says Bill Kelly.

  Commentary

  Jun 17, 2019
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• Rising backlash as US firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver

  The 20,000-plus waiver applications that the Commerce Department has received illustrate the chaos and uncertainty ignited by Trump's trade war against America's allies and adversaries

  World

  Jul 29, 2018