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HALIFAX — Premiers in the Atlantic region say economic uncertainty remains even though Canada was left out of the latest round of global U.S. tariffs.

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. plunged in late-morning 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.

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.

TORONTO — The fallout of the auto tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on vehicle imports is already starting to show as Stellantis pauses production at its Windsor, Ont., assembly plant.

MONTREAL — The notion that Canadian companies can simply switch supply chains in response to American tariffs is a fantasy, experts say.

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 4.

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.

MONTREAL — Melanie McGovern was scrolling through her Instagram feed in February 2024 when she saw her 16-year-old niece had sent her a message. “I accepted it. And then the account reached out and asked me for money.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade balance fell to a deficit of $1.5 billion in February as exports fell. The federal agency says the result compared with a surplus of $3.1 billion in January. Total exports dropped 5.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years. Jobless claim filings fell by 6,000 to 219,000 for the week ending March 29, the Labor Department said Thursday.