Monthly Archives: July 2025

U.S. and Canada might not reach trade deal, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump says his country may not reach a new trade deal with Canada and could simply impose more or higher tariffs on its northern neighbour — something he’s threatening to do in one week’s time.

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LG Energy Solution warns of slowing EV battery demand due to U.S. tariffs, policy headwinds

South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution warned on Friday of a further slowdown in demand by early next year due to U.S. tariffs and policy uncertainties after it posted a quarterly profit jump.

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Hudson’s Bay reaches deals to sell leases for six of its store locations

Hudson’s Bay put its leases up for sale earlier this year after it filed for creditor protection and closed its 80 stores

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Trump’s NASA cuts will ‘compromise human safety,’ hundreds of employees say in letter

NASA scientists say pending cuts to the space agency could compromise mission safety and pave the way for another tragedy like the 1986 Challenger disaster.

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The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. You can thank the lab-grown variety for that

As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab grown diamonds. And that’s having a big impact on the diamond mining industry — including for Canada.

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Chimney swifts’ housing crisis creates hurdle for affordable housing providers

The chimney swift is a bird threatened with extinction that nests in urban chimneys. Thanks to laws that protect it, some affordable housing providers have to come up with creative bird housing solutions before going ahead with human housing projects.

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Mountain roads and coal mines cut grizzly bears off from habitat, study finds

A new study found that grizzly bears have had to change their movements across the Canadian Rockies as they avoid human development like coal mines, highways, large reservoirs and towns.

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Goldfish, traps and electric currents: Inside Canada’s quiet war against invasive carp

With invasive carp breeding just across the border, it’s not a question of if, but when they arrive in Canada. Now federal scientists are racing to root out the carp before they crash the party and to capture an ecosystem … Continue reading →

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Canada’s trade team downplays chances of deal with Trump by Aug. 1

With just a week to go until U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened date for boosting tariffs on some Canadian exports to 35 per cent, Canada’s top trade negotiators are downplaying the likelihood of reaching a deal by that deadline.

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Detroit Three lobbying group criticizes deal favouring Japanese imports

Japan trade deal sparks hope for U.S. investors, and frustration for automakers who face higher tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports.

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