Sophia Harris

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The U.S. boycott remains strong. Why many Canadians are digging in their heels

The U.S. boycott remains strong. Why many Canadians are digging in their heels

It's shaping up to be a record sales year at Maker House, an Ottawa gift shop where almost everything in the store — from furniture to food to greeting cards — is entirely made in Canada. Hot sellers these days include a T-shirt with the newly iconic "elbows up" slogan, and chocolate bars wrapped in quintessential Canadian expressions such as...

Canada's counter-tariffs are hurting small businesses. Even so, many still support them

Canada's counter-tariffs are hurting small businesses. Even so, many still support them

Troyhann Santos checks the federal government's latest list of counter-tariffs and makes a crushing discovery. Starting immediately, she'll have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on most merchandise coming into her lacrosse equipment store, Lax Shack, in Pickering, Ont. "To get hit with something like this is terrifying," said Santos. "It's a terrible gut punch." Billions of dollars and...

Many Canadians are fed up with shrinkflation. So what's being done about it?

Many Canadians are fed up with shrinkflation. So what's being done about it?

PepperBrooks was getting ready to wash her dishes when she noticed something didn't add up. The new bottle of Dawn Platinum she'd bought contained 431 millilitres of dish soap, 10 per cent less than an older bottle of the same product that she had in her cupboard. Despite the difference, both bottles had cost the same.