The new tariffs are a significant development in the trade dispute and add to the trade barriers that already exist between the two countries. The United States has maintained active tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on Canadian steel, aluminum and copper. It also charges a 35% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber, along with a
Trump’s comments to Carney when they attended the game on Sunday came after he threatened last week to impose new tariffs on Canada to pay for what Trump described as the “incalculable” cost of the smoke’s impact on the United States. The US president posted the threat on social media on Friday as thick smoke
Irish police are set to collaborate with their Jordanian counterparts as part of a murder investigation, according to Ireland’s Justice Minister. Last Tuesday, gardaí (Irish police) said they attended an incident at an address in Killarney, County Kerry, where a woman in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. She was named locally as
Canadians gathered across the country to celebrate Canada Day, which commemorates the birth of the nation 159 years ago. But behind the festivities, two challenges are testing the country’s unity. In the western province of Alberta, a restive separatist movement has gained momentum, and in a few months, Albertans will vote in a referendum on