Vehicles built in Canada and sold in America could become considerably more expensive come January if President Trump follows through with his latest promise.
The U.S. President threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on cars, light- and heavy-duty trucks, auto parts, and steel crossing the border from Canada.
The plan was announced after failed trade negotiations between Canada and the United States, aimed at reducing the impact of tariffs in place since April 2025.
President Trump on Monday promised to hike tariffs on the Canadian automotive sector to 50 percent come January 1, 2027. According to the president, the new tariffs would apply to cars and trucks—both light- and heavy-duty models—as well as auto parts and steel.
Kit Harington will now play Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO‘s “Harry Potter” series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who exited the production due to scheduling conflicts.
The “Game of Thrones” star recently voiced Lockhart, who is central to the plot of second book “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” in Audible’s “Harry Potter” audiobooks late last year. Lockhart, a famous yet arrogant wizard known for his many heroic acts, becomes the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts — and it’s soon made clear that he isn’t qualified for the job. He was portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 “Chamber of Secrets” film.
Gold is up 15% this month, rallying alongside higher interest rates and quietly on pace for its best month since 2008. The biggest trade in the entire options market today says that run is coming to an end.
Hayden Panettiere‘s mother Lesley Vogel fired back at critics, disputed a claim in her late daughter’s memoir and says the actress went “downhill” after being cast in Heroes during an interview with Good Morning America on Monday.
INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Singer John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls performs on the Palomino Stage during day 3 of the Stagecoach Music Festival on April 27, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Minimum wage violations reached a record high in 2025, according to Cleveland Fed researchers who found around 5.8 million workers in the U.S. were shortchanged—primarily in states with the highest minimum wages.
WildBrain, the Canadian children’s media company with the rights to titles such as “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and the “Teletubbies,” has purchased the child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $69 million in a bid to marry the company’s intellectual property with the startup’s conversational products.
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