Ontario Premier Doug Ford suspended the province’s planned 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the U.S. after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to renewed trade talks, with both agreeing to “let cooler heads prevail.” U.S. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to 50%, prompting Ford to impose the surcharge. Following a conversation between Ford and Lutnick, Trump decided not to move forward with the additional 25% tariff, but the originally planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and other trading partners will still go into effect.
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Met Office sees greater chance of hot summer and heatwaves
The UK is predicted to experience a hotter-than-normal summer in 2025, with an increased likelihood of heatwaves, as stated by the Met Office. In its latest three-month outlook, the Met Office indicates that the meteorological summer, spanning from June 1 to August 31, is twice as likely to be hotter than average. This forecast follows an unprecedented spring, which was recorded as the sunniest, as well as one of the driest and warmest in history....
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