Ontario wildfires
Coverage of Ontario wildfires in the Nexus archive.
- Canadian hockey sticks, wine and cement subject to new Trump tariffs
President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian products including hockey sticks, wine, and cement under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, citing retaliatory restrictions by Canada on U.S. goods. The tariffs, effective Aug. 19, are unrelated to recent wildfires in Ontario, according to a senior administration official. This follows previous tariffs under the IEEPA, which were overturned by the Supreme Court.
- Trump demands damages from Canada over heavy smoke from Ontario wildfires
US President Donald Trump demanded Canada improve control of Ontario wildfires affecting US states and threatened additional tariffs on Canadian goods. Trump spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the issue at the Fifa World Cup final.
- Minister says nothing went wrong with Ottawa's response to Ontario wildfires
Federal Minister Eleanor Olszewski is defending Ottawa's response to hundreds of wildfires in Ontario, which have caused evacuations and prompted urgent government support requests. The minister asserts that nothing went wrong with the federal reaction to the crisis.