Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
Partial relief from steel tariffs is the modest expectation of the Canadian delegation heading to the White House for Tuesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. According to three Canadian sources speaking to CBC News and Radio-Canada, the hope is that any sort of steel tariff …
Read More »Algoma Steel to get loans of $400M federally, $100M from Ontario as tariffs hit the industry
The largest employer in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie is getting half a billion dollars in government loans to maintain its workforce in the face of U.S. tariffs. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hadju made the announcement at the steel mill on Monday morning. The federal government has entered …
Read More »Ottawa pledges $400M in financial aid for Algoma Steel as tariffs pummel sector
The federal government announced a $400-million financial support for Algoma Steel under its large enterprise tariff relief scheme, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday. The loan will “help Algoma Steel Inc. continue operations, transition to a business model less reliant on the United States, and limit disruption to its workforce,” …
Read More »Federal government will protect Hamilton steel amid tariffs, Joly tells Dofasco workers
Since Minister Mélanie Joly took over the infrastructure portfolio last month, she and Dofasco CEO Ron Bedard have spoken every day about how the U.S. trade war is impacting Hamilton’s steel industry. “I can’t emphasize enough how determined she has been in every meeting on taking care of workers,” Bedard told a crowd of …
Read More »Trump agrees to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in planned trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States. The symbolically resonant agreement still has yet to be finalized, but …
Read More »Trump says U.S. will double steel, aluminum tariffs in reponse to Ontario’s electricity levy
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll intensify tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to Ontario imposing a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border. In a post to his Truth Social platform Tuesday morning, Trump said he’s instructed his administration to double tariffs on steel and aluminum to …
Read More »These charts reveal a Canada-U.S. bond forged in steel and aluminum
It’s a move that could reshape North American trade. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on all steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S. from anywhere, including Canada. That means each time any Canadian steel or aluminum crosses the 49th parallel, U.S. importers will have to shell out 25 …
Read More »Trudeau warns Vance about impact of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said. The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international summit in Paris, as the Trump administration moves forward with its …
Read More »Canada is hiking tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, steel – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada is set to introduce higher tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and Chinese steel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Halifax on Monday. Speaking at the Liberal cabinet retreat, Trudeau said, “Shortly, we will be introducing a 100 per cent tariff …
Read More »Calgary man with months to live wants to give away his 33-foot long, hand-built steel boat
Rudy Holik only has a few months to live — and one of his last wishes is to give away his 10-metre long, hand-built steel boat to someone who can make use of it. In 1994, the Calgary man started building his steel vessel, which weighs more than 4,500 kilograms, in …
Read More »