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The Trump administration announced a new suite of trade measures on dozens of countries Wednesday. Here are answers to some frequently asked tariff questions.

On the one hand, the U.S. president wants to upend 70 years of global trade and fundamentally change the way the world does business. But in handing out exemptions and carve-outs, he’s trying to do that in a way that doesn’t cause much pain for American businesses and consumers.

S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq indexes are all down after U.S. President Donald Trump announced harsher-than-expected tariffs on American trading partners.

An $11-billion exclusive deal between Rogers and the NHL announced today gives the telecommunications company the rights to broadcast hockey games across the country for the next 12 years. Rogers promises fewer regional blackouts and says a continuation of its streaming deal with Amazon is a “strong possibility.”

The Windsor Assembly Plant in southwestern Ontario will be down, with workers off the job for the next two weeks.

U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day on Wednesday in the final hours before U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the tariffs promised as part of his "Liberation Day," which could drastically alter the global economy.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his long-awaited plan to impose what he's calling "retaliatory" tariffs on imports coming from dozens of countries — but the White House said there will be no more across-the-board levies applied to Canada than what has previously been announced.

As the weekend deadline approaches for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer to avoid being banned in the U.S., bidders for the short-video social media site are piling up, including Amazon.

Nintendo has announced a launch date for its long-awaited sequel to the Switch gaming console: the Switch 2 will arrive on June 5, bringing with it new features such as interactive chat and screen-share functions to connect gamers — but also a steeper price tag. 

The 25 per cent tariffs from the U.S. going into effect on April 3 would increase the price of a car by thousands, while those in the industry say the mere threat of the tariffs is keeping buyers away.

A petition is urging retail giant Amazon to disable listings of shirts, hats, stickers and other products emblazoned with quotes referring to Canada as the 51st state or otherwise celebrating the idea of Canada being annexed by its southern neighbour.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released its annual list of global trade barriers Tuesday — and it includes Quebec's controversial language law, Bill 96.

Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and 'Hooters Girls' in skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Increased costs would cause "significant disruption throughout the supply chain," according to the Detroit Regional Chamber and MichAuto, an automotive and mobility association.

Savings at the gas pump will be the biggest, most immediate change, according to experts. But the loss of the carbon rebate will also have an impact.

An Ontario judge has rejected a Hudson's Bay Company restructuring agreement, increasing the likelihood that lenders may seek to push the company into receivership.

After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on some Canadian goods, some provinces decided to pull American alcohol, including Kentucky bourbon off of store shelves. Louisville, Ky.'s Brough Brothers bourbon distillery has been getting angry emails after its co-founder was in the media speaking about the impact of tariffs.

Ottawa has launched an anti-tariff billboard campaign in 12 mostly Republican-voting states and in Washington, D.C. Although the jury is still out on the campaign's effectiveness, one thing's for certain — it has gone viral.

To find out how often grocery stores are labelling products with Canadian symbols, Marketplace collected data from the websites of some of the country’s largest grocers.

Statistics Canada says the Canadian economy was off to a solid start in January, but early signs suggest growth hit a wall in February.