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September 16, 2026 4:57 PM

Canadians Boycott U.S. Products As Trade War Deepens

Canada is boycotting the United States, and not in a small way. Across grocery shelves, airports, living rooms and monthly subscription bills, millions of Canadians have quietly declared an economic strike against their closest neighbour. YT Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xOywC2OHQ Trade Talks Collapse, Tariffs Escalate The move comes after months of escalating trade tensions. The United States slapped tariffs on Canadian goods. Canada hit back with tariffs of its own. Last month, tr...

September 14, 2026 11:31 AM

Carney says Canada seeks ‘unique alliance’ but not membership with the European Union

Canada is seeking a "unique alliance" with the European Union but is not looking to become a member, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday after the Wall Street Journal reported he was exploring whether Canada could become an "associate member" of the bloc. The EU, which has not been flexible about membership rules in the past, is open to the idea of granting Canada a yet-to-be-created status of associate membership, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials both from the EU and Cana...

September 9, 2026 10:18 AM

Israel to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, France and Canada ban imports from settlements

Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a U.S.-led coordination mission for Gaza and some British officials, including former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and other nationals will be banned from entering Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said. "The British move is morally distorted, and cons...

August 27, 2026 10:11 AM

FM Sitharaman pitches Canadian investors for long-term collaboration across key sectors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged leading Canadian institutional investors and businesses to deepen their long-term collaboration with India, during a series of meetings in Toronto. FM Sitharaman met senior executives from Sun Life Financial, Canaccord Genuity, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), OMERS and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), pitching investment opportunities across sectors including insurance, infrastructure, renewable energy, digital infrastructu...

August 26, 2026 7:24 PM

India fastest-growing major economy, offers strong investment opportunities: FM Sitharaman in Canada

India today stands as the fastest-growing major economy in the world and offers a combination of scale, sustained growth, a young population, expanding consumption and rapidly deepening capital markets, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while seeking investment from Canadian entities. Addressing prominent members of the Indian business community in Toronto, Sitharaman said, "For Canadian investors with long time horizon, India offers a combination that is difficult to match: scale, susta...

August 26, 2026 10:51 AM

Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth $20 billion as trade war intensifies

Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington's latest duties dollar-for-dollar. The counter-tariffs on U.S. goods take effect on September 8 and impose duties of 15%, 25% and 50% across around 700 products imported from south of the border, a government statement said. U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports took effect on Saturday...

August 25, 2026 7:58 PM

Trump threatens to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid Canada trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as a trade war between the United States and Canada escalates. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. One of the five Great Lakes of North America, Lake Ontario borders both the Canadian prov...

August 24, 2026 4:50 PM

FM Sitharaman to visit Canada, US from Aug 25 to Sept 2; to attend G20 Finance Ministers meeting

Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will undertake an official visit to Canada and the United States from August 25 to September 2, with the visit focusing on strengthening economic and financial partnerships, promoting investment and advancing cooperation on global economic priorities, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. During the Canada leg of her visit, FM Sitharaman will travel to Toronto, where she will participate in the inaugural Economic and Financial Di...

August 23, 2026 8:36 AM

Canada to retaliate for US tariffs, worsening ties after talks fail

Canada will impose tariffs on some U.S. goods in retaliation for 50% levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, after trade talks collapsed between the two neighbors. The "dollar for dollar" tariffs on imports of U.S. steel, electronics and other products, to take effect on September 8, mark a further worsening of relations between the longtime allies and major trading partners. The two countries failed to reach a trade d...

July 30, 2026 8:07 PM

APEDA facilitates first-ever sea shipment of value-added flavoured makhana from Bihar to Canada

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever sea shipment of value-added flavoured makhana (fox nuts) from Bihar to Canada, marking a significant step in expanding the global footprint of the state's premium agricultural produce while boosting returns for farmers through value addition. The inaugural consignment, comprising seven metric tonnes packed in two containers, was flagged off from Darbhanga on July 29 and dispatched to...