Peugeot CEO: ‘No Plan At All’ for Car Brand to Come to US, Canada
For decades, Peugeot has been teasing entry into the American market. Today, the tease is officially over and the dream is dead, the company’s CEO Alain Favey told Newsweek during an exclusive roundtable with Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year jurors. “I remember in the ’80s seeing Peugeot ads. I was studying in New York. […]
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Mark Carney Issues Canada Ultimatum to Donald Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the country will negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump over his tariff plans once Canada is “shown respect” as a sovereign nation. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Why It Matters Trump has risked a major diplomatic crisis with the U.S.’s northern neighbor over […]
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Canada Will Stand Firm Despite Trump’s Disastrous Tariffs | Opinion
Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Tariffs on. Tariffs off. Just a day after President Donald Trump imposed long-awaited tariffs on Canada, his administration swiftly granted exemptions for the auto industry until April 2 and effectively removed goods shipped under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—amounting to 38 percent of Canadian exports—from the tariff list until next month. Last week […]
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Canada Hit With Major New Retaliatory Tariffs From China
China has announced major new tariffs on Canadian agricultural products in retaliation to tariffs imposed by Ottawa in October on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. Newsweek contacted Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian ministry that oversees international relations, and the Chinese Embassy in Canada for comment via email outside regular office hours. Why It Matters […]
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Donald Trump Accuses Canada of ‘Cheating’ Amid Tariff War
President Donald Trump has accused Canada of “cheating” on tariffs as the U.S. and its northern neighbor continue to grapple with an emerging trade war. Newsweek reached out for comment to the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau via email on Friday night. Why It Matters Trump’s plan to impose stiff new tariffs on […]
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Canada Threatens Retaliation After Trump Tariffs
By Aila Slisco is a Newsweek night reporter based in New York. Her focus is on reporting national politics, where she has covered the 2020 and 2022 elections, the impeachments of Donald Trump and multiple State of the Union addresses. Other topics she has reported on for Newsweek include crime, public health and the emergence […]
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Stocks Plummet After Trump Confirms Mexico, Canada Tariffs to Go Forward
By Katherine Fung is a Newsweek senior reporter based in New York City. She has covered U.S. politics and culture extensively. Katherine joined Newsweek in 2020. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and obtained her Master’s degree from New York University. You can get in touch with Katherine by emailing k.fung@newsweek.com. […]
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First Human Case of Bird Flu Detected in Canada
Health officials have confirmed Canada’s first human case of avian influenza. The case involves a teenager within the Fraser Health health authority area of British Columbia who has tested positive for the H5 strain of the virus. The patient was receiving care at British Columbia Children’s Hospital over the weekend while public health authorities began […]
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