Ontario Premier Doug Ford embarked on a marathon of interviews with U.S. media earlier this week to promote the importance of trade between Canada and its southern neighbour in the hopes it may convince Donald Trump to back off his tariff threats.

Picture a schoolyard. Donald Trump is there. He’s the schoolyard bully. He calls the other kids names, he threatens them, he pushes them around. Sometimes, he even hits them, for no apparent reason. Other kids are in the playground.

In response to Trump’s plan to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, Ford warned the country’s most populous province was prepared to retaliate, provoking a response from the incoming president.

There’s growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country’s recovering automotive industry.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appeared to say it was 'fine' if Ontario Premier Doug Ford wanted to cut off energy exports to Americans in response to his tariff threat.

Doug Ford says he wants to meet with Donald Trump to talk trade as the incoming U.S. president threatens major tariffs on Canadian imports. The Ontario Premier has been making the rounds on U.S ...

The premier of Canada's most populous province said Tuesday president-elect Donald Trump's plan to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian products would be a "disaster" that would hurt U.

Premier Doug Ford said he would use "every tool" to "defend Ontarians and Canadians" in response to Donald Trump's tariff threat.

The call comes from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith whose province has rejected the idea of using oil and gas exports as a bargaining chip.

Ontario would be prepared to cut off electricity exports to the United States over Donald Trump’s tariff threat, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday after a meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provinces and territories.

The premier of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products. Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.

Premier Doug Ford says Ontario could cut off energy to the U.S. if president-elect Donald Trump makes good on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods.Ford told reporters at Queen's Park that federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will put together a list of items upon which Canada could impose retaliatory tariffs and so will the Ontario government.