Canada

Earlier this month president trump called for a 25% tariff on Canadian imports and a 10% tariff on energy from Canada following a thirty day hold the president has renewed his commitment for the tariffs to go into effect Tuesday. WCMU's David Nicholas spoke with Ken Boschoff the Mayor of Thunder Bay Ontario about relations between the two countries during this tense political moment.

The Trump administration has reimplemented a 25% tariff on all foreign imports of aluminum and steel.

Farmers, politicians and agriculture experts are raising alarm about the impact of potential tariffs on Canadian potash, a key mineral needed for fertilizer.

WCMU's AJ Jones chatted with News Director Rick Brewer about Canada's upcoming election for their next prime minister, and how a potential trade war between the U.S. and Canada could impact Michigan now that President Donald Trump is back in the White House.

A Canadian official recently threatened to cut off electricity supplies to the U.S. in response to president-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff on Canadian products.

The Canadian government wants to store 50,000 tons of nuclear waste underneath the Great Lakes basin. Congressional leaders are trying to stop it before President-elect Trump takes office.

There's been a lot of regulatory hoopla recently on Great Lakes ships. WCMU's Teresa Homsi explains what some of the new American and Canadian rules mean.

The state has offered tools to manage nuisance Canada geese for years. Now, it's adding euthanasia as an option.

The Canadian government says it’s trying to slow the spread of invasive species through a regulation that partly took effect this week. But the rule is drawing some flack from American commercial shippers in the Great Lakes.

The Federal Maritime Commission is launching an investigation to determine whether a Canadian law violates a U.S. shipping codes and hurts American trade in the Great Lakes.