President Donald Trump speaks during a ‘Liberation Day’ event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect.

U.S. restaurants lobby against tariffs ahead of Aug. 1 deadline

Legality of Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs questioned in Washington appeals court

Ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline, an American restaurant group has sent a letter to U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer expressing concerns and urging for continued exemptions under the CUSMA trade agreement. Legality of Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs questioned in Washington appeals court.








Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney tours steel fabricator Walters Group in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada July 16, 2025.  Photo: Reuters/Carlos Osorio

Canada announces steel tariffs on some trade partners

Carney introduces $1 billion fund for steel industry projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said Canada will introduce a tariff rate quota for countries with which it has free trade agreements, excluding the United States, to protect the domestic steel industry.

Scott Moe, left, talks to Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan. Photo: Paul Yanko

Moe’s outlook on Carney, trade challenges

Concerns about U.S., China trade barriers

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to turn the page and start working with Prime Minister Mark Carney on important shared issues for Saskatchewan and Canada, including agricultural issues, such as providing regulatory certainty in the renewable fuels market.