Donald Trump’s economy-shattering 25 per cent tariffs on all imports have arrived, kicking off a trade war that threatens just about every Canadian industry—and a fair number of American ones too. Chief among them is auto manufacturing. The modern car-making process sees many different factories—each making specific parts—feed into assembly plants that put the cars together. Decades of free trade have allowed the industry to comfortably straddle the border. But Trump’s tariffs have suddenly made working internationally extremely inconvenient. Flavio Volpe, the head of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturing Association, has emerged as a de facto general in the burgeoning trade war. We caught up with him to understand what a divided car market means for Ontario, how to buy Canadian and what he’d say if he could get Trump in his passenger seat. |
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| US president Donald Trump followed through on his threat this week and slapped 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. In other words: there has never been a better time to drink Canadian. We rounded up some locally made alternatives to American beer, wine and spirits. |
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| Paige, 25, and Nancy, 78, formed an unlikely bond after meeting at a west-end running club in 2015. Ten years later, they’re still hanging out, talking about boyfriends and bridging the generational divide. Here’s how their generation-defying friendship took off. |
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What to see, do, hear and read this month |
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| JoJo burst onto the scene 21 years ago, when her debut album went platinum. The singer has since released six studio albums and branched out into theatre. She made her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical in 2023, published a memoir last fall and closed out the year with two singles before releasing an EP, NGL, in January. March 19, Danforth Music Hall |
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