With a federal election campaign set to kick off Sunday, a Liberal candidate in a London-area riding held by the Conservatives says U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs motivated him to run. David Goodwin, a first-time candidate who spent a decade as a member of the Liberal riding association including an eight-year stint as chair, said […]
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One of Ontario’s largest working farms for sale has hit the market just outside London for $72.1 million, only to be met with a chilly response from potential buyers due to tariff threats on agriculture exports to the U.S. The 930-hectare (2,300-acre) farm is located about 1.5 kilometres from Lake Erie in Malahide Townshp and […]
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Ontario grain growers – caught in the crossfire of Canada's trade war – speak about how tariffs will affect their operations
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Home construction in London fell off a cliff to start the year, with housing starts down by 64 per cent in February.
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The Bay is the last department-store survivor of an ongoing "retail apocalypse" that swallowed Eaton's, Sears Canada and Zellers
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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, […]
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Escalating trade tensions have ignited a new wave of patriotism and desire to 'Buy Canadian' but sustaining the momentum will be a challenge
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Municipal officials and business leaders have launched a push encouraging local support for Strathroy-Caradoc businesses.
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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 […]
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A London-based vegan fast-food restaurant has raised $2 million to be used, in part, to open manufacturing facilities south of the border
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Tuesday to suspend the province’s surcharge on electricity it exports to three states after a top American official extended an “olive branch” in the form of a meeting in Washington to talk free trade. Ford called Tuesday for cooler heads to prevail in the United States’ trade war against Canada, […]