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Bill Butcher, founder of Port City Brewing Company, has used Canadian pilsner malt for 15 years, and tariffs targeting Canada could hurt his margins

'Impossible': US Breweries Buffeted By Trump Tariffs

For US craft brewer Bill Butcher, President Donald Trump's expanding range of tariffs have sparked an unexpected impact -- a shortage of bottles to package his beer -- while uncertainty looms over his business costs.
A crew from Voice of America make a live report near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on December 13, 2024

Trump Freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.
Shein Group executive chairman Donald Tang says his company has a 'zero tolerance' policy on forced labour

Shein Says US Tariff Hit Won't Stop Fast-fashion Flood

Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will not eject fast-fashion juggernaut Shein from the US market, its executive chairman Donald Tang has told AFP. The head of the online platform, which has come in for scrutiny over its environmental footprint and allegations of human rights violations, also insisted that the company does not use forced labour.
Congolese producers accuse Uganda of destabilising the market

Armed Groups Covet Cocoa In Eastern DR Congo

Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated cocoa plantation in the war-torn North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meta moves cutting workplace diversity and fact-checking  efforts came after co-founder Mark Zuckerberg attended the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president

Meta Strives To Stifle Ex-employee Memoir

Meta wants to derail a freshly released memoir by a former employee whose scandalous allegations the tech giant argues are untrue and should never have been published.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly speaks during the G7 meeting of foreign ministers in Quebec

United G7 Warns Russia To Back Ukraine Truce

The Group of Seven powers Friday warned Russia of new sanctions unless it accepts a ceasefire with Ukraine, in a forceful show of unity after President Donald Trump rattled the club of democracies.
Canada's Liberal Leader and Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney speaks moments before being elected

Canada's Carney To Be Sworn In As New PM

Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's next prime minister on Friday with the country rattled by a breakdown in relations with the United States.

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