Ontario Premier Doug Ford embarked on a marathon of interviews with U.S. media earlier this week to promote the importance of trade between Canada and its southern neighbour in the hopes it may convince Donald Trump to back off his tariff threats.

Picture a schoolyard. Donald Trump is there. He’s the schoolyard bully. He calls the other kids names, he threatens them, he pushes them around. Sometimes, he even hits them, for no apparent reason. Other kids are in the playground.

In response to Trump’s plan to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ford warned the country’s most populous province was prepared to retaliate, provoking a response from the incoming president.

There’s growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country’s recovering automotive industry.

ONTARIO, Canada (WWNY) - Canada appears ready to fight back if President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat becomes real. Premiers from all over the country met in Ottawa this week, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford came out of the meeting and didn’t mince ...

Doug Ford says he wants to meet with Donald Trump to talk trade as the incoming U.S. president threatens major tariffs on Canadian imports. The Ontario Premier has been making the rounds on U.S ...

The premier of Canada’s most populous province says President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on all Canadian products would be a “disaster” that would hurt U.S. stock markets

Premier Doug Ford said he would use "every tool" to "defend Ontarians and Canadians" in response to Donald Trump's tariff threat.

The call comes from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith whose province has rejected the idea of using oil and gas exports as a bargaining chip.

A looming tariff battle between the United States and Canada could be a factor in a long-rumoured early Ontario election, some political experts say, suggesting the fight may give Premier Doug Ford a reason to call a snap vote.

In response to Donald Trump's 25% tariff plan, Ontario is considering limiting the export of electricity to the United States in a move that Premiere Doug Ford said would make electricity unaffordable for Americans.

The premier of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products. Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.