Trump escalates Canada trade war, imposing sweeping new import ban and tariffs
The ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles takes effect on 29 September, with new 50% tariffs following on 15 September, as Prime Minister Mark Carney further warns of a "cost" to reducing US dependence
Canada: Lake Ontario will keep its name despite Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming order
Washington confirms the Lake Ontario renaming is now official as records begin updating, while Ottawa prepares retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on US goods from 8 September amid a deepening US-Canada trade war
Canada-US trade talks collapse as Ottawa announces retaliatory tariffs
Ottawa will target American steel, dairy, appliances and paper products from 8 September, while Washington's trade representative says talks are unlikely to resume soon, casting fresh doubt over the future of the wider USMCA agreement