Tariffs

(By Pauline Kerr) The “moving target” nature of the tariffs imposed as part of the American trade war with Canada has created a lot of uncertainty in both countries, in … Continue reading What tariffs mean to the local agricultural community →

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Ontario grain growers – caught in the crossfire of Canada's trade war – speak about how tariffs will affect their operations

Home construction in London fell off a cliff to start the year, with housing starts down by 64 per cent in February.

Most of us are thinking it. But we're not saying it quite as loudly.

The Bay is the last department-store survivor of an ongoing "retail apocalypse" that swallowed Eaton's, Sears Canada and Zellers

The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]

A Free Press reader writes: "U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk confuse me."

Escalating trade tensions have ignited a new wave of patriotism and desire to 'Buy Canadian' but sustaining the momentum will be a challenge

The mayor of Lorain, Ohio, joined 29 other U.S. and Canadian mayors from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative in Washington last week to advocate for maintaining trade […]

Municipal officials and business leaders have launched a push encouraging local support for Strathroy-Caradoc businesses.

It's unclear so far how the restructuring of Canada's oldest company will shake out in London, but it's hitting local shoppers right in the nostalgia.

London manufacturers fear a “fight” with customers and possible job losses will be the fallout from steel and aluminum tariffs imposed Wednesday on Canadian exports to the U.S. as industry weathered the first day of the latest trade scrap. Businesses buying and selling steel and steel products will be forced to charge customers more as […]