Canadians are showing a strong desire to support local industries, protect jobs and build national self-sufficiency in face of U.S. threat
U.S.-Canada trade tensions led to a steep drop in Canadians heading south last month – a trend that, if it continues, could help boost the London region’s tourism sector, an industry watcher says. Some 1.5 million Canadians made return trips to the U.S. by car in March, a 31.9 per cent drop from the same […]
Measles cases continue to increase in the Southwestern Ontario epicentre of an outbreak spreading across the province
Southwestern Ontario RV dealerships are bracing for the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war on the industry.
The London region’s unemployment rate improved in March as the local economy added 2,200 new jobs, a strong showing that doesn’t yet reflect the impact of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The region’s jobless rate now sits at 5.9 per cent, down from February’s 6.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Including […]
Tariffs landed with a thud in Ontario’s industrial heartland Thursday, shuttering one major automaker and spreading uncertainty among smaller automotive parts suppliers across the London. The U.S. held to its pledge to punish manufacturers shipping goods south of the border, charging a 25 per cent tariff on automobiles, tariffs on some automotive parts in addition […]
Home sales in the London area plummeted in March, new figures show, deepening a slump that’s now run through the first quarter of 2025. Only 508 homes were sold last month in the London area, which also takes in Strathroy, St. Thomas and portions of Middlesex and Elgin counties, the London and St. Thomas Association […]
A Korean automotive giant is looking for a foothold in the Canadian auto industry and Cami Assembly in Ingersoll just might be it.
March was a busy month for sales, London- area car dealerships say, as Trump’s trade war and automotive tariffs rattle consumers.
Trump tariffs poised to hammer Canada’s auto industry could slash the London region automotive workforce by half, as the cost of exports to the U.S. will spike, industry observers say. With more than 20,000 employed in the automotive sector here, about 10,000 jobs may be lost within weeks of tariffs being imposed, they said. That […]
Odd Burger is walking back plans to expand into America, citing worsening Canada-U.S. relations as a key factor.