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Donald Trump tariff threatens Volkswagen’s $7B St. Thomas plans: Trade expert

8 min read

Southwestern Ontario may lose a $7-billion investment and the 3,000 jobs that come with it if Canadian industry is hit with a 25 per cent tariff from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, one trade expert says. Volkswagen, now building an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, may be forced to reconsider the investment, and relocate […]

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Dyer: South Korea could supply Ukraine, but would they?

6 min read

The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will “end sooner,” but he didn’t say it will end well. The performative […]