New lawsuit filed challenging Trump's tariffs on Canada
A lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada has been filed in the United States Court of International Trade.
The lawsuit, filed today by the non-profit Liberty Justice Center on behalf of U.S. food importer Gellert Global Group, argues Trump's use of a Depression-era trade statute exceeds his power as president.
Trump used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap an array of Canadian goods with a 50 per cent levy after trade talks broke down in August.
The same statute was used the following month to ban the import of other Canadian goods, including motorcycles and some alcohol and dairy products.
Liberty Justice Center CEO Sara Albrecht says in a news release that no president should have the power to pull a dormant statute off the shelf and use it to impose sweeping tariffs or import bans.
The lawsuit asks the court to declare the tariffs unlawful and order a refund.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026.
By Kelly Geraldine Malone | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
Liberals to table 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will table its 2026 federal budget on Nov. 5.
The upcoming fiscal plan will be the second delivered under Prime Minister Mark Carney and comes as Canada's economy faces sharp headwinds from U.S. tariffs and other geopolitical forces.
Since taking office, Carney has tried to reorient federal spending away from the day-to-day operations of government and instead focus borrowing on an aggressive infrastructure agenda.
Canada's economy showed some resilience in the second quarter but growth is under fresh pressure after the collapse of trade talks with the United States in August.
The parliamentary budget officer expects federal deficits will be an average of $3 billion higher annually over the next five years than the office projected in June.
But a stretch of higher gas prices tied to war in the Middle East has also lifted federal revenues in the near term, which the PBO expects will lower the deficit for this fiscal year.
More coming.
By Craig Lord | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
Canada's Culture Minister touts commercial deals with creative sector in China
Culture Minister Mark Miller has returned from a five-day trip to China that aimed to deepen cultural ties between the two countries.
Miller travelled to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Suzhou this month with dozens of representatives from Canadian creative industries.
His office says seven new commercial agreements worth more than $4.2 million were signed during the trip.
Almost 50 representatives from 36 Canadian companies and organizations took part, most of them from the interactive digital media industry.
A government news release says Miller met with his Chinese counterpart Sun Yeli and the pair discussed ways to build commercial partnerships and create jobs in the cultural sector.
In Beijing earlier this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined steps to build a new strategic partnership with China, including more cultural exchanges and "people-to-people" ties.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026.
By Catherine Morrison | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.