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Ford tones down trade war response as more tariffs loom

A roundup of news and agenda items for Wednesday, March 19.

Published Mar 19, 2025 at 6:16am

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is holding back on his confrontational rhetoric in the trade war launched by the U.S., and even suggested that White House threats to annex Canada by economic force should be seen as a compliment.

With Ontario poised to begin demolishing bike lanes in Toronto within days, advocacy groups are trying to pressure the engineering firm taking on part of the work to rip up its provincial contract.

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