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Trudeau says Americans will pay more whenever Trump decides to impose tariffs on Canada

Jan. 23, 2025 22:23 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday American consumers will pay more whenever President Donald Trump decides to apply sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday that he still plans to tariff...

Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario's premier says Trump 'declared war'

Jan. 21, 2025 19:44 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the...

Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump's tariff threat, ambassador says

Jan. 13, 2025 19:09 PM EST

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Canada's ambassador to Washington said Monday that Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States, including its next fleet of submarines, to appease President-elect Donald Trump's concerns about the U.S.-Canada trade deficit. Ambassador Kirsten...

Alberta’s premier says she won't support a move to stop energy shipments to US as tariff retaliation

Jan. 13, 2025 16:26 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta said Monday she would not support any move to stop energy shipments to the United States as a way to combat U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian products. ...

Wildfires latest: At least 10,000 structures have burned in a series of fires around Los Angeles

Jan. 09, 2025 21:48 PM EST

Firefighters battled Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed seven people, burned at least 10,000 structures from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Ferocious winds that drove the...

Alberta's premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if Trump applies 25% tariffs on Canada

Dec. 19, 2024 19:07 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta said on Thursday that Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Canadian products. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in an interview with The Associated...

Alberta's premier responds to Trump's trolling by saying Canada's oil helps make America wealthy

Dec. 18, 2024 18:48 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Alberta's premier responded to President-elect Donald Trump's trolling of Canada on Wednesday by saying the trade deficit with the country is due to billions in raw materials being sent south which creates trillions of wealth in America. Trump said the United States...