Ontario Premier Doug Ford and President Trump traded more barbs over their escalating tariff war Thursday — with Ford vowing to “never roll over” to America’s demands and Trump insisting the US’s northern neighbor would be better off as the 51st state.

President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.

Although a unified Canadian message against Trump's tariffs is emotionally appealing, retaliatory tariffs as a permanent policy tool are economically irrational and damaging.

OTTAWA — Canada will hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 percent global steel and aluminum duties with tariffs that target C$29.8 billion worth of American goods. “We will not stand idly by while our iconic steel and aluminum industries are being unfairly targeted,

The Bank of Canada has lowered interest rates by 25-basis points, saying that the country is “facing a new crisis” due to its ongoing trade