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auto industry · tariffs Reporting through Sep 16, 2026

Most of Ontario's car-assembly jobs depend on US buyers, and President Trump says Canadian cars will face a 50 per cent US tariff in 2027

More than 2,000 Brampton autoworkers have been laid off since Stellantis idled their plant. Its planned Jeep Compass went to Illinois. In October 2025 Ottawa halved Stellantis's quota of US-built vehicles free of Canada's 2025 tariff, citing broken commitments. The US points to such cuts in its case for the August 22 tariffs. Stellantis may sell the plant, and Unifor blames the plan for a bargaining impasse. President Trump has announced a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian cars for 2027.

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A question from Alberta's separation question Why is Question 10 on the ballot?

referendum · alberta Reporting through Sep 16, 2026

Albertans vote October 19 on ten questions, and the tenth is about separation.

Albertans vote October 19, 2026 on ten government questions. The tenth asks whether Alberta should remain a province of Canada or start the legal process toward a later, binding referendum on separation. Neither option takes Alberta out of Canada. An independence group's plan says Alberta has most of what a country needs, while a business council says leaving could raise mortgage costs. The Globe and Mail reports polls putting separation's supporters in a motivated minority. Turnout is the unknown.