How the Canada-U.S. trade war may affect London’s 2026 housing market

How the Canada-U.S. trade war may affect London’s 2026 housing market
The London Free Press
Already considered the main culprit behind this year’s sluggish housing market, the Canada-U.S. trade war is expected to continue to dampen home sales into early 2026, after Prime Minister Mark Carney said a deal between the two countries is unlikely in the short term. Speaking from Ottawa recently, Carney said
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Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult

Auto belt anxiety: Optimism on the dealer lot, despite industry tumult
The London Free Press
Even with all the uncertainty swirling around Ontario’s auto industry, especially from trade tensions with the United States, it’s been a solid year for vehicle sales, industry insiders say. Out on dealership lots, where Big Auto meets the consumer, there’s even guarded optimism about the year ahead. “I’d say that
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Cami plant unlikely to get new work amid Canada-U.S. trade turmoil: Expert

Cami plant unlikely to get new work amid Canada-U.S. trade turmoil: Expert
The London Free Press
GM seen as unlikely to spend the money needed to retool the plant amid Canada's trade war with the United States, one industry veteran says.
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Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs

Lashitew: It’s time for Canada to lower 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs
The London Free Press
Canada can't hope to lead in a vital global industry by shutting itself off from competition, a McMaster University prof says
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Buyers’ market takes hold in Southwestern Ontario – but can first-timers cash in?

The London Free Press
After a couple of years in balanced territory, Southwestern Ontario’s housing market is firmly turning into a buyers' one
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Tariff fears chill London-area housing market in peak season

The London Free Press
With the trade war with the U.S. spooking buyers, London’s housing market continued its slump in May, with only 722 homes changing hands
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London-area jobless rate spikes in glimpse of Donald Trump’s tariff toll

The London Free Press
London’s unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in April as the local economy shed nearly 2,000 jobs and the toll of the U.S.-Canada trade war came into sharper focus.   Statistics Canada reported Friday the jobless rate for the region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, hit […]
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 London and area home sales are the latest casualty in the tariff and trade war between Canada and the U.S., as economic uncertainty has buyers “sitting on their wallets,” said the chairperson of the

The London Free Press
London-area home sales are the latest casualty in the U,S.-Canada tariff and trade war.
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Baranyai: Alberta premier out of sync with mood in Canada

The London Free Press
To paraphrase an idiom: There's no "I" in Team Alberta, but there are two in Danielle Smith.
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