Trump reignites trade dispute between Canada and U.S. | CTV News London at 11, Mon. July 20, 2026

[00:00:07]CTV News with Carile Fisette.

[00:00:11]>> Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight with a reignited trade fight between the US and Canada.

[00:00:18]President Donald Trump is threatening new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods. With more on these new levies, here's Mike Lucur.

[00:00:29]A day after concluding co-hosting a successful World Cup, the US is threatening to penalize Canada on the trade field. President Donald Trump signed orders Monday that would slap 50% tariffs on a long list of Canadian exports, including milk products, Canadian alcohol, plywood, hockey sticks, flowers and bulbs, clothing, and paper products.

[00:00:53]>> It is extensive though. It's a big move from the Americans. Brian Clow was the former deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He's seen this pressure play before in the first Trump administration, but says this negotiation is different >> now. The Americans are just hammering Canada and pushing us to make a bunch of one-sided unilateral concessions. So, this is the tough spot the Carney government is in. In a statement, Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to support Canadian workers while saying, quote, "Over the past 18 months, Canada has made a series of detailed and comprehensive proposals to resolve this dispute and to modernize KOsma. We stand ready to intensify those discussions in the coming weeks and some connected to those conversations say there has been progress." You know, I will note that the conversations over the last few months have been productive and our list of outstanding uh irritants is down to single digits.

[00:01:50]So, um not to be unexpected, but still always disappointing. A senior US official who briefed reporters said the reason for these new tariffs was because of Canada's supply managed dairy sector, reciprocal tariffs Canada put on some Americanmade cars and the ban on US alcohol in some provincial liquor stores. Ontario Premier Doug Ford championed the booze ban and in a post on X, he went even further, saying if these tariffs proceed, Canada should respond tariff for tariff, dollar for dollar. It really harms industry. It harms companies. It harms our supply chain. And it's extremely unfortunate at a time where we should just be sitting down and concluding an agreement.

[00:02:36]>> And there's more pressure to conclude any kind of agreement. While discussions on the trilateral trade deal continue, Canada has just 30 days to convince the US administration not to hit this country with 50% tariffs. Mike Lucur, CTV News, Ottawa.

[00:02:55]>> Before those new tariffs came to light, Premier Doug Ford had a blunt message for the US president, responding to Donald Trump's threat of tariffs in retaliation for Canadian wildfire smoke drifting south.

[00:03:08]>> Send up some water bombers. Send up some wildland firefighters. Rather than criticize and threaten uh Canada, your closest friends, maybe one day you're going to need our help like you did last year. and we deployed the people. I get frustrated uh just listening these that bunch of rubbish.

[00:03:26]>> According to the prime minister's office, Mark Carney spoke with Donald Trump yesterday at the World Cup final, providing an update on the wildfire management and Canada's approach to ensuring safety for Canadians and Americans. Meanwhile, members of a local environmental advisory committee say they're going to push London city officials to take a closer look at London's emergency preparedness protocols. As Lawrence Stallone reports, those concerns have been raised in part due to the increasing frequency of wildfire smoke in our area.

[00:03:57]>> This might be the least smoky and coolest summer of the rest of our lives.

[00:04:01]>> And that's why environmental activist Brendan Samuels is preparing a list of questions to ask London City Council regarding a potential emergency preparedness plan.

[00:04:12]>> Our questions are around how are we preparing for what's become the new normal? And we think that the city should be looking more intentively at what other cities are doing to protect residents from smoke and from extreme heat.

[00:04:24]>> This comes as smoke burning from wildfires across northern Ontario prompted air quality warnings and the closure of some outdoor events in London last week.

[00:04:35]>> We are going to be bringing forward some recommendations related to relief for those conditions. Samuel says the questions will focus on providing Londoners with accurate information to keep themselves safe.

[00:04:46]>> Looking at things like indoor air quality. Are we ensuring that buildings are safe for the public? When we gather people in cooling centers, are those buildings actually kept at a sufficient clean air quality so that people aren't going to be affected by the smoke while indoors?

[00:05:00]>> Other questions include, how are outdoor city workers being informed and personally protected during poor air quality? And does the city provide all workers with appropriate ventilation PPE?

[00:05:13]>> Inhaling smoke is really bad for you and it accumulates in your body.

[00:05:17]>> According to the federal government's guide to wildfire smoke and your health, there is no known safe level of exposure for some of these pollutants. That means that smoke can impact your health even at very low levels.

[00:05:31]>> Our most vulnerable populations are the ones that are most likely to be breathing in smoke. and I can't tell most people where you can go to get a respirator or an N95 mask if you're concerned about air quality and you can't afford to buy one.

[00:05:43]>> Samuels says he hopes the discussion encourages council to take a fresh look at how London prepares for wildfire smoke and extreme heat. find that our strategy is a little bit peacemeal and a little bit divided and it's sometimes hard to know week to week what to expect and so this is a matter of us trying to take stock of all the good work that's happening and figure out are there areas where we can improve and make sure that people understand who is doing what >> Lauren Stallone CTV News >> O9 a nation of the temp's officials have launched a donation and fundraising campaign supporting first nations impacted by northern Ontario wildfires organizers say they're collecting toys arts and crafts for children, which can be brought to the municipal office on Elm Avenue. Monetary donations are also accepted through a link that can be found on our website, ctvnewlondon.ca.

[00:06:35]City officials have lifted an open air burn ban for London. The ban was put in place last Thursday in response to the wildfire smoke and resulting air quality issues. The smoke dissipated over the weekend and today fire officials lifted the ban. Residents in a small Elgen County community have been cleaning up two days after a severe storm ripped through. Today, power was restored to hundreds of homes, but there's still plenty of damage left behind. With more, here's Brent La.

[00:07:08]Cleanup continues in the Elgen County hamlet of Mapleton after a storm ripped through Saturday.

[00:07:16]>> Just like freight train, it was just booming down and down and down. It just seemed like it was stuck here and it was the wind was so strong.

[00:07:27]>> We had no alert. There was no emergency uh uh alert sent to the phone. It just everything started moving very quickly.

[00:07:39]The aftermath is visible on Belmont Road. A tree fell onto a car, but most of the carnage was along Mapleton line.

[00:07:48]Got a lot of trees down. Power's off, of course. Lines are down. Uh road is blocked. Um using generator and uh touching base with all the neighbors, make sure they're okay.

[00:08:00]>> The Monrefs had a massive tree ripped from its roots and smashed their shed.

[00:08:06]>> It was close to the house, but fortunately, it went the opposite way.

[00:08:10]Um and so no damage to the house or barn. Uh there was a lot of probably about six other trees that had the first 15 to 20 feet taken off the top of them.

[00:08:19]>> They also had a tree limb go right through their car window which was parked off their driveway after initially deciding to assess the damage remotely. Western University's Northern Tornadoes project has now sent a crew Monday morning.

[00:08:33]>> We just have a couple reports of damage of like some barns, um some trees. So usually once we get more reports of damage, we then kind of go out So, we're going to put the drone up. It's easier to see a larger area. Um, and then we're going to make our way back there on the ground.

[00:08:48]>> Hydro 1 grounded the wires Saturday and Central Elgen closed roads. Nearly 48 hours after the storm, hydro crews were on scene Monday morning, fixing these snap trees and poles. Despite the property damage, the Monrefs believe it could have been worse. No loss of livestock or pets that we are aware of in our neighborhood. So that's a good thing. And as far as I know, no one injured.

[00:09:15]>> Brent Leo, CTV News.

[00:09:18]>> Fire crews were called out for a gas leak in East London this afternoon.

[00:09:22]Someone had spotted smoke coming from an industrial-sized fuel tank near River Road in Gore. Emergency officials say they evacuated the property and closed nearby roads as a precaution. They say after a full inspection, they isolated a supply line which stopped the smoke.

[00:09:39]According to fire officials, a company responsible for servicing the tank was called in and there was likely no danger nor any environmental concerns. London police say one of three people taken to hospital from a fire last week has died.

[00:09:54]The fire broke out Friday morning in the Old East Village. Police say a 29-year-old woman has since succumbed to her injuries and the investigation has now been reassigned to the major crime section working alongside the Ontario fire marshal. At the time, police said the other two people taken to hospital had critical injuries and there's been no update on their status. Meanwhile, city officials released a statement today stating the property had outstanding standards and building code orders that ownership had been made aware of earlier this year. And the ward counselor, Susan Stevenson, released a statement of her own, saying this was a predictable tragedy by many who know the area.

[00:10:34]Residents in a South London neighborhood are pushing back on a city pilot project allowing pet waste in green bins. As Sean Irvin reports, they've dealt with foul odors before, and they don't think this will help.

[00:10:48]>> Allan Tipping takes in the breeze alongside his swimming pool. It is something he fears he might not be able to do if a one-year pilot project to collect pet waste in green bins spreads citywide. The one-time city council candidate lives along Dingman Drive near the city's organic waste contractor. For years, he and his neighbors contended with reports of odor while the processing facility was under a different operator.

[00:11:17]>> We've been hit with smells from the facility for well, everybody knows over 14 years. and it's finally turned around a little bit and now the city's going to put animal waste which we were promised would not come into the green bin.

[00:11:29]>> Tipping tells CTV News the broken promise has forced the area's residents association to band together out of fear that smelly air could return.

[00:11:39]>> This is not acceptable. The city's got to wake up and see we're here.

[00:11:42]>> While residents ultimately do not want to see the pet waste program go ahead for now they'd simply take a seat at the table during the planning process.

[00:11:52]Councelor Hadley Mallister chairs the city committee that green lit the pet poo bin concept.

[00:11:58]>> Uh I understand, you know, there's probably a group that doesn't want it who might be impacted uh near these sites. U but it is something we've heard from residents that they wanted to see uh when we first implemented the program.

[00:12:09]>> Mallister says if the pilot program is successful, London's pet poop could be dumped in every green bin in the city.

[00:12:16]>> It's not something that's going to happen overnight. Uh obviously this pilot project will run its course, come back to committee and any citywide project there would be opportunities for uh public engagement >> in London. Sean Irvin, CTV News.

[00:12:30]>> Some Canadians are now getting a roughly 2% increase for their federal child benefit payment. That's about $160 a year more for eligible parents with kids under six years old. For parents with kids between 6 and 17, that's about a $135 annual increase. The Canada Child Benefit is adjusted to inflation with roughly 3.6 million Canadians benefiting from these increases. We are learning more about expenses from a former provincial minister who build taxpayers for luxury hotel stays in Toronto where he lives. As John Woodward reports, records show he was using his political donor money to eat at luxury restaurants and stay in hotels across the country.

[00:13:15]Toronto's Albany Club builds itself as Canada's preeminent club for conservative-minded leaders. And former Ontario Tourism Minister Stancho must have felt very like-minded. He spent more than $9,000 there on food, beverage, and catering in three years.

[00:13:29]The money was from donations to his constituency association and also from the public pervote subsidy the association gets. His approved expenses over three years included more than $10,000 to Nomi Isizakaya Japanese Tapis Bar, more than $16,000 to the Share E Punjab restaurant. All in his food and beverage expenses added up to about $100,000.

[00:13:51]>> He's living a life of the rich and famous, not only on the taxpayer dime, but on his supporters dime.

[00:13:58]>> Cho already submitted his resignation to the premier after news he'd build for hotel stays in Toronto where he lives.

[00:14:04]but he build his constituency for more trips. Joe spent more than $6,000 on airfare and $12,000 on hotels, including stays at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa and the Rimrock Resort in BA. One hotel he built for the clock tower in is only about a three-hour drive away. The NDP's Maret Styles also making an integrity commissioner complaint about Bmpton MPP Hardep Singh Greywell whose constituency association spent money on an ad buy in his father's newspaper. All of those MPPPs and ministers that have filed these outrageous expenses, do they still have the confidence of this premier? And I will say for me, the rot starts at the top.

[00:14:45]>> The premier condemning the older hotel expenses.

[00:14:48]>> They're all paying it back and uh it's unacceptable.

[00:14:51]If if you guys think for a second I'm happy about this, you're wrong. It's unacceptable. They're all paying it back. Simple as that. but not addressing questions about CHO's newly discovered constituency expenses or saying whether Cho should stay on as an MPP. Other PC MPPPS that build the taxpayer for hotels have promised to repay their expenses but so far appear to be keeping their jobs. John Woodward, CTV News.

[00:15:16]>> Still to come, closing the book on the FIFA World Cup. The impact and legacy for an unprecedented sporting event in this country.

[00:15:30]Canada's main stock index was weighed down by heavy losses in the financial sector today. The TSX lost 304 points.

[00:15:38]In New York, the Dow fell 307. The Nasdaq dropped 12. The Canadian dollar was down a fifth of a cent today. On commodity markets, gold law dropped almost $3 an ounce while oil added.7 a barrel. New stats Canada data shows inflation slowed last month falling to 2.8%. However, as Shenvia Boschman reports, that trend could soon reverse as violence flares back up in the Middle East.

[00:16:05]>> The shopping list of price increases for grocery staples in June includes fresh and frozen chicken up 5.7% compared to May and bread rolls and buns cost 6% more. Overall, the price tag to feed a family continues to rise. June marking the 17th consecutive month that the inflation in grocery prices outpaced the all item consumer price index.

[00:16:28]>> Over the last 5 years, prices have increased 20%. Grocery prices have increased 30%.

[00:16:34]>> In June, the price of fresh fruits like grapes help lessen the gap. And the large increases of the cost of tomatoes of the last year and a half have slowed.

[00:16:41]Still, one that cost $120 then now cost a $180. And there could be a wild card for upcoming fruit and vegetable prices.

[00:16:49]And that's whether wildfire smoke impacts crops.

[00:16:52]>> For tomatoes, they will be forming and growing and that could make for smaller tomatoes or fewer tomatoes. So, we don't know. It's very difficult to measure.

[00:17:02]>> Now, that higher price tag has widespread implications. It may be midsummer, but back to school shopping is already on.

[00:17:09]>> Uh, it was about $130, and I'm not done.

[00:17:12]>> Aid groups say families struggling to fill grocery baskets have little left to fill backpacks. when you have to choose between paying your bills, between paying your rent or with with feeding your family, you know, school supply is down the list.

[00:17:26]>> And while the cost of grocery baskets were up 3.9% in June, the overall inflation slowed to 2.8% in large part driven by gas prices. In June, there were diplomatic talks and an interim ceasefire that was announced in the conflict in Iran. Renewed tensions have already seen prices of the pump rise this month. And the cost of travel related services also went up, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, World Cup host cities where hotel room costs rose. Jeania Bos, CTV News, Montreal.

[00:18:01]Good evening. We have the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms as we head toward sunrise and some rainfall on your Tuesday. 20° to start the day.

[00:18:10]Thanks, Lissa, for this photo of Bella.

[00:18:13]Skies will be mainly cloudy by about 8:00. The greatest chance for showers and thunderstorms. We'll have a couple rounds. One just as we see sunrise and then again in the afternoon. Stay with us. Your local forecast details are coming up right after this.

[00:18:28]>> Welcome back on the desk with Julie Ason now at the start of what looks like going to be a much more comfortable week for a couple reasons. Cooler temperatures and of course uh breathing easier with a lot less smoke in the air.

[00:18:38]Yeah, air quality improving uh drastically uh today. We're seeing a significant uh drop in those air quality high numbers. So we air quality through the day, Carlilele was holding up moderate to good just off to the east.

[00:18:52]Temperatures in the area a bit below normal, but it was nice this morning, wasn't it? It was fresh. 25° our high this afternoon. We do have some showers and thunderstorms developing. We have a short wave coming in from northern Ontario. It's dropping into the Great Lakes and it will bring the rainfall and the potential for thunderstorms as we head toward sunrise. So, this is what it looks like on the uh forecast satellite map and you can see these fronts will be rolling in overnight and as a result, yes, the potential for some measurable rainfall. Temperature- wise, we'll dip down about 20° in London overnight.

[00:19:24]Midwestern Ontario between 17 to 18° towards the Bruce Peninsula. So, the low pressure area drives this warm front in and this will be for sunrise. So, we'll see some rain and they'll scattered showers along the frontal boundary.

[00:19:38]Then, as we head into the afternoon evening tomorrow, the cold front comes in. So, the winds through the day tomorrow will be out of the southwest, 20 with gust of 40. The cold front will cross the Great Lakes and you'll see an area of showers and thunderstorms really ramp up in advance. So, this will come in two waves. The first one first thing in the morning uh likely before you get up, so you may uh be woken up to some storms. You can see pushing through Gray and Bruce as well. Most areas should squeeze out a little bit of rainfall. If we get under a thunderstorm, 20 to 40 millimeters possible. And then as we head into Tuesday afternoon, the chance of showers and then the cold front comes in and you can watch it really get going. So this is at about 4:00, the potential for some severe weather as well as this front slips through and then the winds will be shifting northwest behind it. We'll see a major temperature drop off as we head into your Wednesday. So some very cool air on the move behind this front. That's the northwest wind kicking up as we head into Wednesday morning and that could generate some off late cloud cover with a few showers especially in Cottage Country. 23 degrees at noon hour and that's where we'll stay in the afternoon with thunderstorms. Winds again shifting to the northwest. Wednesday back into a mix of sun and cloud. A 30% chance of showers. Wednesday with that cool wind though we could see a lot of offlake clouds. So, as that northwest flow uh brings that cooler air in, we could see definitely uh some cloud cover at 21 24° on Thursday with full sunshine. Full sunshine on Friday at 27. The weekend is looking fine both Saturday and Sunday.

[00:21:09]And by fine, I mean good. 27 to 28°.

[00:21:12]Next chance for showers will come Sunday night into Monday. Midwestern Ontario, scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and then breaking out and cool on Wednesday, but we could squeeze out a few showers, especially uh Grand Bend area, Saabul Beach, Port Elgen. It's that cool air coming off Lake Hiron. 19° the high. So, that's a bit below normal.

[00:21:34]24 on Thursday. Friday, we'll take it at 26 and a mix of sunn and clouds Saturday into Sunday. Carile, back to you.

[00:21:40]>> Thanks, Julie. Local farm owners are opening up their operations this coming weekend, giving people a behindthescenes look at the process of getting their food from the farm to their tables. With more on the event coming up in Hiron County, here's Scott Miller.

[00:21:56]>> Nearly 30 years ago, Joe and Barb Turpra started milking cows near Brussels. In uh 1997, we started with about 100 cows and uh after that we built the barn uh went up to 300 cows and then this latest build has allowed us to uh go to 400.

[00:22:13]>> This Saturday, the Turpsters open up their dairy operation to the public for the 29th edition of Breakfast on the Farm, a farm and food care initiative to bring consumers up close and personal to the farms that produce some of the food they find at the grocery store. We want people to come in and see how we look after our animals and that more confident in in the the product that we're that we're making.

[00:22:37]>> 58,000 people have visited an Ontario farm during the 28 previous Breakfast on the Farms, which were designed in 2013 to bridge a growing divide between food consumers making up the majority of the population and food producers making up a minute fraction of Ontarians. When uh somebody goes to the grocery store, there's a lot of choices and uh we're wanting people to make a local choice and see the whole foods and the foods that are good for them >> and produced on local farms.

[00:23:07]>> A big part of the Turp's 1200 acre operation, which produces 14,000 L of milk a day, burned to the ground just 3 years ago. So sharing their newly constructed milking parlor and third generation farm with the public means a bit more than it might have before the blaze.

[00:23:24]>> We have three of our four children working here on the farm and it's uh really put a spark into us. Um we had a fire three years ago and we've rebuilt and which brought our children home.

[00:23:37]It's very special to be be able to work side by side with our with our kids.

[00:23:41]There's already been 800 tickets pre-sold to Saturday's breakfast on the farm here near Brussels. The turppser say there is plenty of room for more visitors to their farm.

[00:23:51]>> There's going to be lots of animals, not just cows. We There's going to be sheep and lambs. We have pigs, uh, water buffalo, beef cows >> near Brussels. Scott Miller, CTV News.

[00:24:15]Welcome back. A group effort this past weekend spreading kindness around the Forest City.

[00:24:21]>> We're out on a mission to turn random acts of kindness into regular acts of kindness.

[00:24:24]>> Want to buy about 10 people in line their drinks.

[00:24:27]>> This was the third annual random acts of kindness day organized by Project Impact. Their tour through the city started on Saturday in Wartley Village, eventually making its way to Coven Garden Market.

[00:24:40]>> We're going to go out, give high fives, hugs, pet dogs, give compliments, buy flowers, coffee. Random act of kindness is actually just a small part of what we do. The Miley Group and Project Impact took care of 250 families this year.

[00:24:55]Organizers say contributions to their campaign will support people out of Nova, Lifespin, the London Food Bank, and families in local school communities. And more. And finally tonight, the FIFA World Cup's confetti has fallen. Spain are champions. While Canada saw our best ever men's performance, finishing 14th. With a look back at the tournament and a look ahead to the potential legacy, here's Shan Lethal.

[00:25:19]With the final celebrations finished and Toronto's contribution just a memory, today is looking back on the legacy of the World Cup in Toronto.

[00:25:28]>> I loved having it in Toronto. It really brought everybody together.

[00:25:31]>> Edit Dilabchian and her two girls came by Liberty Village for one picture to mark the occasion.

[00:25:36]>> From people that went to the FanFest and went to all the events. I think they had a great job.

[00:25:40]>> The World Cup cost Toronto 380 million for six matches. Despite the sky-high ticket prices, Toronto Stadium saw a big turnout, as did the bars, especially those hosting international fans.

[00:25:51]>> We uh we sold a lot of beer, a lot of beer. We didn't end up like Boston. We we uh we stayed full.

[00:25:56]>> Overall, early numbers saw only a modest 3% total increase at bars and restaurants, but as an estimated 300,000 foreign visitors came to the city, spending on accommodations was up 20% over this time last year. And the mayor says it'll help tourism for years to come. Nine and 10 told us they plan to come back to Toronto within two years.

[00:26:18]>> Locally, the TTC saw a 42% increase in ridership on routes serving Toronto Stadium.

[00:26:24]>> It went pretty smoothly actually, >> along with 20,000 fans regularly attending watch parties at FIFA Fanfest and at Nathan Phillips Square.

[00:26:32]>> I think it just tells us about the power of football >> and Canadian jerseys sold out.

[00:26:38]>> Is that the last Canada jersey in the store?

[00:26:39]>> 100%. Yeah, I just took off the uh the male gentleman there.

[00:26:43]>> And then there's the legacy for Canadian soccer. Making an appearance in the round of 16 has generated momentum and the Canadian Premier League is planning to capitalize on the growing game at home >> and in the coming uh months uh and coming weeks. Actually, we we will announce uh more plans to expand the Canadian Premier League into new parts.

[00:27:01]>> And while the game is expanding from the ground up, there are also those who have become fans.

[00:27:06]>> I used to joke and call it glorified jogging. Now I'm like kind of obsessed.

[00:27:11]>> So while the World Cup ended here like so many before with an international fan base celebrating in the streets, locally the game has changed. Shan Leong, CTV News Toronto.

[00:27:22]>> That's it for us. Thanks for watching.

[00:27:24]For all of us at CTV News London, I'm Carl Fisette. Have a good night.

[00:27:33]Heat. Heat.