{
  "id": 3048502,
  "title": "Ontario’s premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ontarios-premier-canada-should-be-ready-to-cut-electricity-critical-3048502",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:53:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/canada-trade-trump-ontario-53c4f83c8365c14b372b314396ae8179"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned on Monday that Canada might be forced to cut electricity and critical minerals supplies to the United States if the deteriorating Canada-U.S. trade dispute escalates further. Ford expressed his disdain for President Donald Trump's trade policies, stating that Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president, would be \"throwing up\" if he were to witness Trump's current actions. Ford emphasized that Canadians are prepared for economic hardship rather than bowing to U.S. pressure in the ongoing trade war. He accused Trump of underestimating Canada's resolve, saying that Canadians are \"all in\" for a potential economic conflict. Ford also recalled Reagan's staunch opposition to tariffs, likening Trump's actions to Reagan's grave disgust. This comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney abandoned trade talks with the Trump administration, citing unreasonable demands for tariff relief. In response, the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, with retaliatory measures set to begin on September 8th. Trump escalated the dispute further on Monday, threatening a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, auto parts, and steel starting the following year, accusing Canada of \"ridiculously high tariffs\" on American farmers that are no longer sustainable.",
  "summary": "TORONTO (AP) — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that Ronald Reagan would be “throwing up” over President Donald Trump’s trade policies and threatened to cut off…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Canada sees long trade war with U.S. that may last beyond midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/canada-sees-long-trade-war-with-u-s-that-may-last-beyond-midterms-3032282",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ontario’s premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ontarios-premier-canada-should-be-ready-to-cut-electricity-critical",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:43:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}