Sears: How new U.S. tariffs are threatening one small Ottawa artisan | Unpublished
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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: September 3, 2025 - 05:00

Sears: How new U.S. tariffs are threatening one small Ottawa artisan

September 3, 2025
When my wife set up her Etsy shop, EighteenCottonLane, it wasn’t about making a fortune. She has always loved historical fashion. Sewing doll dresses in the styles of centuries past gave her joy, purpose and a way to stay mentally active in her later years. The fact that it paid for the weekly groceries was a welcome bonus. Read More


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TORONTO — “Tough” budget decisions, public service adjustments, incoming aid for sectors hardest hit by U.S. tariffs and the latest on ongoing trade negotiations with President Donald Trump were all on the menu for the federal Liberal cabinet meeting this week. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet met on Thursday for the second day of a two-day retreat at a hotel in the Toronto neighbourhood of North York. Media were permitted to be at the hotel, but ministers and their staff were kept far from reporters’ eyes and ears. The only leaks came from parts of the hotel ceiling during...
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Even losing can feel like winning sometimes. Just look at Canadian pro-tennis players participating in the U.S. Open. Felix Auger-Aliassime has made his way into the men’s singles semifinals. Walking away from the court on Friday a loser will still mean $1.26 million in his pocket. And that’s in American dollars. (All amounts mentioned hereafter are in U.S. dollars.) The only other Canadian still in the running is Ottawa’s Gabriela...
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