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American booze to stay in LCBO, Starlink deal intact as U.S. pauses tariffs: Ford

Published Feb 4, 2025 at 2:16am

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American booze to stay in LCBO, Starlink deal intact as U.S. pauses tariffs: Ford

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford speaks from the podium during a visit to Walker Construction in St. Catharines, Ont. on Friday, January 31, 2025. Ford says the province will rip up its $100-million contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas as part of the response to U.S. tariffs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

Ontario will pause all retaliatory measures against the United States now that the threat of tariffs has been put on hold for a month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump say the tariffs against Canadian goods that had been expected on Tuesday — 10 per cent on energy and 25 per cent on everything else — are paused for at least 30 days.

Earlier Monday, Ford announced he was ripping up a $100-million deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas via Starlink satellite technology.

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