Saskatchewan NDP urges government to repair vacant homes for affordable housing

For the hundreds of Canadian steelworkers who lost their jobs this year amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, talk of reaching a trade deal between Canada and the U.S. is coming too little, too late.  For Trump, the effects — driving down imports, boosting the U.S. steel industry and winning concessions from Canada — seem to be getting him what he wants. Initially faced with a 25 per cent tariff on exports to the U.S., which ballooned to 50 per cent in June, Canadian steel is desperate for a resolution. Trump imposed the levies under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act,...