Imports
Statistics Canada reports $1.1B trade surplus for July
Imports rose 1.2% to $50.9 billion with gains in six of 11 sectors.
FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerates benefits of tariffs to US
Too early to claim that his policies have catapulted the industry to new heights.
China says Washington asks to resume talks on tariff fight
Announcement followed reports that foreign companies in China have been hurt by earlier tariff hikes by both sides.
Trump blames California fires on Canadian lumber imports: Canucks push back
Comments are troubling and ridiculous on a number of levels: FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor.
Canada’s June trade numbers strong despite US tariffs on metals
Smallest deficit since January 2017, fuelled by an increase in the value of total exports of 4.1%.
Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
Covers a third of the global economy and markets of more than 600 million people.
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Trump launches probe into auto imports, possible tariffs
Canada and Mexico targets as Ross asked to consider whether they threaten US national security.
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Trade wars are good, and easy to win: Trump
Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum threatens a global trade fracas.
Our $38-million-a-day gift to Americans
Donald Trump says Canada’s energy exports are unfair to the US, but he’s clearly unaware that we’ve given Americans the biggest trade gift ever…
NAFTA negotiation: get ready to rumble
If this were a wrestling spectacle, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Pena Nieto would be the handsome, but lightweight tag team locked in a cage and improbably matched against the orange-masked gigantic villain, Donald Trump.
Mexico’s share of auto investment, jobs seen as key NAFTA issue
US NAFTA objectives don’t mention auto sector specifically, but calls for stiffer rules of origin and more stringent environmental and labour standards.
200 kgs of hash found in shipment of chocolate bars in Halifax
Mississauga, Ont., man faces multiple drug and importation charges.
May trade deficit grew to $1.1 billion, StatsCan says
Increase in the trade deficit came as imports rose 2.4% to $49.8 billion, led by an increase in aircraft imports.
Goods made by child labourers flooding into Canada: report
Imports of so-called risky goods into this country totaled $34 billion last year, up from $26 billion in 2012.
Trudeau and Trump talk trade, security at G7 summit
90-day review period imposed by President Trump prevents the leaders from discussing in detail any NAFTA-related issues.
