Separate U.S. negotiating tracks for Canada and Mexico are testing a trilateral free trade zone that defined North America's economy for 32 years, with the U.S. potentially forcing concessions on Canada that Mexico agrees to in its more advanced talks.
President Donald Trump attends the trophy presentation with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Spain's King Felipe VI on Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
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A transport truck drives toward Canada amid the uncertainty of tariffs policy April 2, 2025, at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Fort Erie, Ontario.
U.S. businesses and workers who depend on cross-border commerce are preparing for an uncertain future, following the country's decision on July 1st not to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For more than three decades, free trade has helped turn the U.S.-Mexico border into one of the world's busiest commercial corridors. The recent decision has given rise to concerns that trade flows will see a sharp drop off. That scenario would put employment at risk, including the jobs of many truck drivers. Each year, truckers carry billions of dollars worth of goods through Eagle Pass, Texas, where bridges across the Rio Grande see a constant flow of freight vehicles in both directions. In downtown Eagle Pass, an area already struggling with decreased tourism volumes from across the river, the news has many locals concerned. Goods traveling between these countries overwhelmingly move on 18-wheelers, and truckers like Julio Garcia fear the impact of lower volumes. However, the U.S. decision not to renew the USMCA doesn't abruptly end the pact, instead triggering a "sunset clause" that mandates yearly reviews for another ten years. While the community in Eagle Pass remains nervous, that period is giving people hope that a new deal guaranteeing free trade will ultimately emerge. Shotlist: Eagle Pass, Texas, USA - Recent: 1. Words reading "The Best Way to Mexico"; 2. Truck passing by; 3. Street; 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Gustavo Garcia, Eagle Pass businessman (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5): "I don't know what's going to happen. Like me, as a small business owner, I'm trying to do more things. Hopefully we don't come to another recession, hopefully. But how I see everything, it's like if you are in a desert, everything is so calm in the business side." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 5. Various of street view, shops [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 6. Various of truck at gas station; 7. Various of truck driver Julio Garcia filling gas; 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Julio Garcia, cross-border trucker (starting with shot 7/partially overlaid with shot 9-10): "We worry a lot about that. It's not good because it's gonna lower our jobs. I live in a border town, so we've got a lot of commercial trucks coming from Mexico to Laredo. It's going to be bad." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 9. Truck; 10. U.S. flag, flag of Texas [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 11. Various of words on plate reading "International Center for Trade"; 12. Various of eagle statue painted with indigenous symbols, U.S. flag stars. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]
Members of the Mexican army stand guard Tuesday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as vehicles aboard a freight train are exported to the U.S.
With most Canadian provinces vowing to keep U.S. alcohol off store shelves in response to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, CBC’s Eli Glasner asks: are the booze bans an effective pressure tactic or merely political symbolism — and an inconvenience for consumers.
The Trump administration is preparing a new round of tariffs on dozens of trading partners as temporary import duties introduced earlier this year are due to expire this week
