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The Republican Party is holding a midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, which will feature keynote addresses by President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence. This type of event is typically reserved for presidential election years, but Republicans hope it will energize their base ahead of the midterms. The convention will focus on key issues such as border security, economic growth, and American values.
Meanwhile, tensions between the US and Canada are escalating over trade. The Canadian government has announced that it will impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth $27.6 billion, in response to the latest round of tariffs imposed by President Trump's administration. This move is expected to have significant economic consequences for both countries, including higher prices for consumers and potential disruptions to supply chains.
In related news, the Canadian government is considering using energy exports as leverage in the trade dispute with the US. However, experts warn that this approach could backfire and harm Canada's domestic oil industry. Some are also questioning whether Prime Minister Mark Carney has the constitutional authority to block or tax Alberta's oil exports to the US.
The US Justice Department has reportedly ordered its antitrust division to pause all work with the Canadian government as trade tensions intensify. However, the DOJ disputes this report and says that no such directive was given. The controversy may be an indication of how far the trade dispute between the two countries has escalated.
Additionally, the economic impact of counter-tariffs is expected to hit not just consumers but also businesses that rely on imported goods, including semi-trailers built in the US that are used to haul goods into and around Canada.
Written for “US-Canada Trade War Escalation” on 2026-09-08,
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Ottawa’s promised levies on a wide range of American imports to Canada have officially come into effect.
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levies → promise → effect
The latest from the trade war
Canada is staring down the risk of a trade war escalation with the United States as the PMO said Monday that there have been no eleventh hour talks on the weekend to avert Ottawa’s imposition of countertariffs.
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PMO → star → countertariffs
Instead, President Donald Trump released a steady stream of derisive posts about our country and floated a ban on Canadian jet-maker Bombardier.
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Trump → release → Bombardier
In Quebec: U.S. tariffs remain a concern for Quebeckers, with Premier Christine Fréchette warning of the effects on the province.
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Fréchette → remain → province
She called a special cabinet meeting yesterday, putting her election campaign on hold one day before Canadian retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods are set to take effect.
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tariffs → call → effect
In sports: To give the NFL’s Washington Commanders a new home, the stadium’s developers need to navigate a difficult construction environment that has slowed building across the United States, one marked by rising material costs linked to tariffs, as well as fluctuating oil prices and a tight labour market.
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that → give → tariffs
These six charts explain Canada’s incoming countertariffs on U.S. goods
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charts → explain → goods
For residents of York, Pa., day-to-day concerns overshadow Trump’s trade war
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concerns → overshadow → war
U.S. businesses think looming countertariffs will inflict pain, but not misery
- Here’s how Canada’s countertariffs could hit your wallet
Canada holds defence co-ordination talks with China
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Canada → think → China
Canada has restarted military talks with China after a break of more than eight years that began with Beijing’s jailing of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in late 2018.
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that → restart → 2018
The two countries held a new “defence co-ordination dialogue” in Ottawa on Sept. 4, according to a statement issued by China’s Ministry of National Defence.
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countries → hold → Defence
Beijing was the only side to announce this new milestone in thawing relations between Canada and China.
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Beijing → announce → Canada
Carney’s government, which has faced blowback from the U.S. over its new “special partnership” with China, issued no statement to mark the event.
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which → face → event
AfD party wins in German regional election
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party → win → election
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday.
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party → surge → election
The party – which wants to deport immigrants, halt support for Ukraine and restore ties with Moscow – fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since the Second World War.
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which → want → War
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday ruled out working with AfD after the election, but he conceded the result had shaken his party “to its very foundations.”
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result → rule → foundations
The AfD is appealing to lawmakers from Merz’s conservatives to support its bid to rule the eastern state, however Merz characterized the current political moment as a fight for the survival of Western values.
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Merz → appeal → values
Stigma, silence and unmanaged symptoms are taking a heavy toll on working women and the country.
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Stigma → take → women
One estimate from the Menopause Foundation puts the cost of unmanaged symptoms at $3.5-billion a year to the Canadian economy.
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estimate → put → economy
Some countries have started to act.
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countries → start → ?
Can we do the same?
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we → do → same
The context: Symptoms hit the majority of women between the ages of 45 and 55, when they are at the top of their game in skills, experience and seniority.
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they → hit → skills
There are dozens of different symptoms, and their average duration is about seven years, though the effects can last for 10 years or more.
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effects → be → years
Half of women in Canada, according to one survey by the Menopause Foundation of Canada, say they are unprepared for this transition in life.
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they → accord → life
What to know as the NFL season starts
The NFL regular season is coming back this week, and it’s shaping up to be just as unexpected as last year.
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it → know → year
Some of the best to ever play are returning from injury or retirement and other iconic players will be leaving the league at the season’s conclusion.
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players → play → conclusion
Sarah Wallace has an overview of how to watch, along with some of the best storylines, teams and matchups of the upcoming season.
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Wallace → have → season
Not only will hockey games no longer air on CBC or Rogers’ own CityTV channel, but Sportsnet’s lineup has yet to take shape.
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lineup → air → shape
With less than a month until puck drop, fans are wondering why Kevin Bieksa and Elliotte Friedman apparently haven’t yet signed new contracts, writes Simon Houpt.
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Houpt → wonder → contracts
It is no help at all: a kid staring at a problem, alone, deciding whether to guess or give up.
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It → star → problem
— Philip Oreopoulos, professor in Economics of Education Policy at the University of Toronto
The question isn’t whether AI can teach.
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AI → teach → Toronto
It’s whether students will let it, writes Philip Oreopoulos.
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Oreopoulos → ’ → it
As millennial and Gen X dads take on a larger share of child care, many are learning new skills – including hair duty.
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many → take → duty
What else we’re following
At home: Cape Breton storms and floods prompted a state of emergency on the weekend, cutting off power to tens of thousands of residents, and leaving one person dead.
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storms → follow → person
Abroad: Jamaica has petitioned King Charles III for Britain to pay reparations for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Britain → petition → trade
Here are five Globe stories you may have missed this summer that intrigue, delight and are worth returning to.
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At the clinic: Quebec will not administer free flu shots this fall, one year after it stopped providing COVID-19 vaccinations at no cost.
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it → administer → cost
At work: Many Bay Street towers have gone from a glut of empty space to near capacity.
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towers → go → capacity
We crunched the numbers on the office revival.
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We → crunch → revival
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