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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday, tipping the continent into a trade war.

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney's economic record days before the party gathers to choose its next leader.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Monday after President Donald Trump said tariffs he announced on Canada and Mexico will take effect on Tuesday.

B.C. forest sector could face double whammy of both duties and tariffs

The head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says across-the-board U.S. tariffs on imported goods would be a worst-case scenario if they kick in tomorrow. But Dan Kelly says even if there's another last-minute reprieve from U.S.

OTTAWA — The federal government is extending a tax break for those investing in critical mineral exploration.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in energy and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also pulled back. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 10.64 points at 25,382.81.

B.C.’s provincial budget comes the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian exports, in what Premier David Eby has called a “declaration of economic war.”