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  "id": 3172269,
  "title": "‘He’s a loser’: Canada's Ford hits back at Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/hes-a-loser-canadas-ford-hits-back-at-trump",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T01:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/hes-a-loser-canadas-doug-ford-fires-back-at-trump-as-tariff-fight-deepens/articleshow/133486764.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ontario Premier Doug Ford lashed out at US President Donald Trump on Monday, branding him a \"loser\" and a \"bully\". Speaking at a news conference in Hamilton, Ford vowed to counter Trump's proposed 50% tariff hike on Canadian automotive products, steel, and cars set to take effect on January 1, 2027. \"I can go back and forth with Trump,\" Ford stated, \"but I'm not going to take the bait. This guy's a loser. He's going to be a loser.\"\n\nThe clash intensified as Trump continued to taunt Ford and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on social media, labeling Ford as \"Flunky Ford\" and Carney as a \"clown\". Trump accused Canada of \"ripping off the United States\" with its high tariffs on American farmers. Ford vowed to retaliate further, threatening to cut off critical minerals to the US and cut off electricity exports to Michigan, New York, and Minnesota, where Ontario supplies power to approximately 1.5 million people and businesses.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Some Republican lawmakers skewer Trump's beef imports, slam Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/some-republican-lawmakers-skewer-trumps-beef-imports-slam-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "The potential economic fallout of Trump's trade war with Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-potential-economic-fallout-of-trumps-trade-war-with-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:55:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "How the French language contributed to the U.S.-Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/how-the-french-language-contributed-to-the-u-s-canada-trade-war",
        "published": "2026-08-25T01:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}