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Greater Toronto home sales drop in March amid trade concerns: TRREB

Greater Toronto home sales drop in March amid trade concerns: TRREB

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area fell 23.1 per cent in March while more supply hit the market, helping bring down prices compared with a year ago.
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Dow drops 1,200 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock

Dow drops 1,200 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs ignite a COVID-like shock

NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe set of tariffs , and the U.S. stock market is taking the worst of it so far. The S&P 500 was down 3.
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Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty

Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty

HALIFAX — Premiers in the Atlantic region say that despite Canada being left out of the latest round of global U.S. tariffs, they need to hold the line in the face of growing economic uncertainty. On Wednesday, U.S.
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Statistics Canada reports $1.5B trade deficit for February as exports fell

Statistics Canada reports $1.5B trade deficit for February as exports fell

OTTAWA — The country's merchandise trade balance fell to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February as exports fell, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The federal agency said the result compared with a surplus of $3.1 billion in January.
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Counter-tariffs challenging but 'manageable' for Dollarama: CEO

Counter-tariffs challenging but 'manageable' for Dollarama: CEO

Dollarama Inc. says its business stands to be shaken but not upended by counter-tariffs Canada has applied to goods coming in from the U.S.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with a levy on vehicles imported from the United States.
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Home sales activity in Montreal rises for March as inventory holds steady: board

Home sales activity in Montreal rises for March as inventory holds steady: board

MONTREAL — Montreal-area home sales continued rising in March compared with the same month a year ago. The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says 4,975 homes in the region changed hands last month, up 11.
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North American markets tank as latest Trump tariffs heighten recession fears

North American markets tank as latest Trump tariffs heighten recession fears

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. plunged in midday trading as investors reacted to the latest tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, while the loonie climbed higher compared with the U.S. dollar.
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Canadian apparel company stock prices fall after tariff announcement

Canadian apparel company stock prices fall after tariff announcement

TORONTO — Canadian apparel companies including Aritzia and Lululemon saw their stock prices slide in late-morning trading as investors reacted to the sweeping new tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford concerned about auto tariff impact

Ontario Premier Doug Ford concerned about auto tariff impact

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was relieved to see Canada is not facing any of U.S. President Donald Trump's new "reciprocal" tariffs, but he is still very concerned about the province's auto sector.
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