Tag: News

Mar 6

Ontario pulls US alcohol from LCBO in retaliation against Trump tariffs

Ontario has taken the dramatic step of pulling more than 3,600 US-produced alcohol products from its Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) catalogue. Premier Doug Ford describes this as the province’s “first round of retaliation” against Donald Trump’s latest raft of tariffs targeting Canadian goods. As the exclusive wholesaler in the province, the LCBO’s decision […]
Feb 28

Ottawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period

Article content The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the nine-month period totalled $355.6 billion, up from nearly $318.1 billion a year earlier, boosted by gains in all categories. Program expenses excluding net actuarial losses amounted […]
Feb 28

Trump signals readiness for swift UK-US trade deal during Prime Minister’s Washington visit

President Donald Trump has given fresh hope for a rapid trade agreement with Britain, declaring that threatened tariffs “wouldn’t be necessary” if negotiations progress as he anticipates. The remarks came at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who visited the White House seeking closer economic ties, clarity over US sanctions policies […]