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US-Canada Trade Tensions Escalate
Tensions between the U.S. and Canada are escalating, with Trump threatening to impose 50 percent tariffs on Canadian exports if no last-minute deal is reached before midnight. The situation has prompted heightened vigilance in both countries.
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2026-08-18 21:24 UTC
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2026-08-18 21:24 UTC
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Canada is on guard Tuesday, bracing for the possibility that 50 percent U.S. tariffs will hit its exports to the United States without a trade truce before midnight. If no 11th-hour deal is struck between the U.S. and Canada, Trump has threatened to impose 50 percent tariffs on a plethora of Canadia
2026-08-18 21:32 UTC