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Panic Monday: Wall Street follows global markets sharply lower as Trump doubles down on tariffs
Wall Street is pointing toward major losses Monday, following enormous declines last week, as fears mount that U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump will slow global economic growth. Europe...
Apr 07, 2025 FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Sask leaders breathe sigh of relief on tariffs
REGINA - Saskatchewan political leaders and many residents are breathing a sigh of relief as Canada apparently has escaped the brunt of President Donald Trump's tariffs. In an announcement at the Whit...
Apr 03, 2025 Premier Scott Moe issued a statement on the latest tariffs Wednesday. File photo. John Cairns
Trump's tariffs will fundamentally change global trading system: Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's tariff regime will "fundamentally change the global trading system" after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called "liberation day" tariff l...
Apr 03, 2025 This composite image shows Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, in Kitchener, Ont. on March 26, 2025 and President Donald Trump, right, in Washington on March 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn/AP - Pool
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners - a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others - that thr...
Apr 03, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Canada among countries exempt from Trump's new tariffs, existing duties remain
The White House says that Canada and Mexico are exempt from the new reciprocal tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump. A fact sheet from Trump's office says goods imported under the ex...
Apr 02, 2025 President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Pulse Canada keeping "line of communication" open to Chinese in hopes of removing tariffs
Pulse Canada President Greg Cherewyk and Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Carl Potts are back home after being in China for meetings with customers of Canadian pulses and other pro...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump tariff response, procurement still hot issues at the Leg
REGINA - With a round of potential 20 per cent US tariffs set to hit April 2, the issue of Trump tariffs and retaliatory measures were front and centre at the Legislature Tuesday. Opposition New Democ...
Apr 02, 2025 With Trump set to impose tariffs April 2, Opposition Leader Carla Beck speaks to reporters about the Saskatchewan government’s response. John Cairns
State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump's global trade war escalates
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide dut...
Apr 02, 2025 President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on March 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jose Luis Magana
Dueling emergency motions at the Leg
REGINA - It was two different fates for two emergency motions presented in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. An NDP bid for an emergency motion to overturn the recently passed provincial budget pred...
Apr 01, 2025 Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon seen putting the 2025-26 budget in the shredder.John Cairns
U.S. dairy exports make big inroads into Canada
WESTERN PRODUCER - Trade data shows that the United States is selling more dairy products to Canada. In the last few years, American exports of cheese, butter, whey and other dairy products to Canada ...
Apr 01, 2025 An American economist says 70 per cent of U.S. milk production comes from herds with 1,000 or more cows, while dairy farms with less than 100 cows are still commonplace in Canada. File photo/Western Producer
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