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New owner but same faces and menu at Barb’s Cafe

FLORENCE, Wis. — Local fixture Barb’s Cafe is under new ownership but remains in the family. Barb Galvin, who opened the restaurant on March 11, 1993, turned it over to grandson Randall Gregg on July 1. Galvin, though, has no plans to retire and will remain with the business. She ...

US, Canada fall deeper into trade war with new tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war today marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries. Each side blamed the other for the collapse of ...

Trump announces plan to lower beef prices by allowing more imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have ...

Canada and US close to trade deal to avoid tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs, with a senior Canadian official calling the emerging terms “a very good deal for Canada” while cautioning that negotiations were not ...