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Tariffs take 0M bite out of CN Rail revenues, with uncertainty now ‘biggest risk’

Tariffs take $350M bite out of CN Rail revenues, with uncertainty now ‘biggest risk’

MONTREAL – Tariffs and economic angst delivered a significant blow to Canadian National Railway Co. last year, as the question mark hanging over North American…

adminFebruary 4, 2026

Lifestyle

Tariff cut on Indian goods offers cost relief to U.S. rug importers

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said today that he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

adminFebruary 2, 2026

Lifestyle

President Trump touts growth, walks back new tariffs at Davos

President Trump delivers remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2026. (Courtesy of the organizers) DAVOS, Switzerland — U.S. President…

adminJanuary 22, 2026

Commercial Construction

Trump says Americans ‘don’t need’ Canadian products, calls CUSMA ‘irrelevant’

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is “irrelevant” to him and Americans don’t need Canadian products. “It…

adminJanuary 14, 2026

Lifestyle

ARTS Award winners share what will most impact their businesses this year

What is the one thing that will most impact businesses this year? That’s the question we asked the winners of the ARTS Awards as they…

adminJanuary 13, 2026

Commercial Construction

Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The Prime Minister’s Office would…

adminJanuary 8, 2026

Lifestyle

President Trump defends tariffs as high court ruling nears

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his defense of sweeping import tariffs, asserting that they have generated hundreds of billions of dollars for…

adminJanuary 7, 2026

Lifestyle

Letter to the editor | Clarifying the tariff conversation on upholstered goods

Editor’s note: This letter to the editor was sent to our sister publication, Furniture Today. A Jan. 2 article in The Wall Street Journal, “Trump…

adminJanuary 7, 2026

Construction Professionals

LiuGong and Cat lose tariff appeal

LiuGong argued that its battery-powered machines should be exempt from tariffThe Trade Remedies Authority has today (22 December 2025) published its final decision in the…

adminJanuary 5, 2026

Lifestyle

President Trump delays higher furniture tariffs

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying higher tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for one year as…

adminJanuary 2, 2026