Trump Tariffs Strangle Canada-US Trade as Ottawa's Relief Program Leaves Businesses Hanging

The 45-year-old bond between Great Lakes shipping economies is buckling under Donald Trump's tariffs, and nowhere is the strain more visible than on the water. The bulk carrier American Century — built in 1981, powered by four GM diesel engines, once a record-holder for coal payloads — now sails a route where iron ore volumes have cratered and cross-border commerce has seized up. The Great Lakes regional economy that moved in lockstep between the U.S. and Canada for...