US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says
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Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail
Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talks Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the midnight deadline. “Last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal,” Carney said in a statement. Continue reading...
Aug 22, 2026
U.S. Says Canada Has Declined a Trade Deal to Stave Off Tariffs
United States trade representative Jamieson Greer said that it was a “missed opportunity for Canada.” The surprising development means tariffs against $20 billion of Canadian goods come into effect at midnight.
Aug 22, 2026
US and Canada reach ‘very fair’ trade agreement, Trump says
New trade deal ensures no tariffs for US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada, Trump announces
Aug 19, 2026
Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
President Trump said he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect.
Aug 19, 2026
Tariffs on Hold as Trump Claims Deal With Canada Is Near
President Trump announced a three-day delay on imposing 50 percent tariffs in a social media post on Tuesday night, roughly 90 minutes before the 12:01 a.m. deadline.
Aug 19, 2026
US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says
Trump announces pause on 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.
Aug 19, 2026
Canada battles the clock, politics in scramble to avert Trump’s tariffs
Canadian officials are making a last-ditch effort to negotiate a reprieve from 50-percent tariffs.
Aug 18, 2026
Center (3)
US, Canada fail to reach tariff deal, deepen trade war
The United States and Canada have failed to reach a trade deal, and the US says it will impose 50 per cent tariffs on some imports from Canada.
Aug 22, 2026
Trump says US, Canada trade deal ‘subject to the finalization of documents’
President Trump on Wednesday touted a last-minute breakthrough in trade talks with Canada before new 50 percent tariffs were set to take effect this week, claiming there are “no longer any tariffs” for US exports, but noting the deal hasn’t been inked. “So subject to the finalization of documents, we have a deal with Canada,…
Aug 19, 2026
Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada and says countries close to a deal
US President Donald Trump said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm up a trade deal.
Aug 19, 2026
Right (2)
Trump trade chief warns Canada walked away from 'the best deal' to trigger 50% U.S. tariffs
Jamieson Greer says Canada walked away from "the best deal" as 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports take effect with no new talks planned.
Aug 22, 2026
US-Canada trade deal collapses as Trump’s 50% tariffs go into effect
A trade deal between the United States and Canada fell apart in the eleventh hour ahead of President Donald Trump’s Friday night deadline, pushing the Trump administration’s 50% tariffs on its northern neighbor into effect overnight. Canada will now face a 50% tariff on about $28 billion worth of Canadian products imported into the U.S. […]
Aug 22, 2026