President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, and it’s making waves on the internet. After tense trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed and the US imposed new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian goods, Trump turned to another tool in his arsenal: rebranding. On Thursday, Trump issued an
Canada is escalating its response to President Donald Trump’s trade war, with another round of retaliatory tariffs set to take effect September 8. But two key Canadian exports — oil and potash, a key fertilizer ingredient — should stay out of the fight, one Canadian premier said Wednesday. “What we as a province cannot and
Crypto bulls have been pushing for Congress to pass a major piece of legislation aimed at creating a regulatory framework for the industry, but prediction markets say don’t count on it this year. Traders on Polymarket give it only a 15% chance of being signed into law in 2026. Traders on Kalshi have laid similar
Canada should broaden its response to its trade war with the US by going beyond tariffs and targeting fighter jets and coal, said a Canadian premier. “I am encouraging the prime minister to look at non-tariff measures to respond, as well, to what the Americans are trying to do to Canadians,” British Columbia Premier David
Your shots of Fireball could soon get pricier. The Trump administration’s threatened 50% tariffs on some popular Canadian goods went into effect Saturday morning after trade talks with its northern ally fell apart the night before. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney later announced a series of dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on imported US goods. Those tariffs will
America’s largest trade association of cattle producers says President Donald Trump’s plan to lower beef prices is political theater. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which represents more than 175,000 cattle producers and feeders, said on Friday that the strategy would do more harm than good for the industry. Earlier that day, Trump said the US