B1 English News | Trump Threatens Canada Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke

Learn English B1+ | Intermediate News, Daily · Jul 18, 2026 · 6m

Build stronger English listening with real-world B1 news.In this episode: Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada as wildfire smoke from hundreds of fires spreads into US cities. Also: China criticises the UK's move to bring British Steel into public hands and says it hurt Chinese investors' confidence.Today’s English focus: is being brought into public hands = is being brought into public hands. Vocabulary: Smoke (dirty air made by a fire), Tariff (a tax on goods from another country), Wildfire (a large fire that burns in open land or forest).Learn more from today’s episode with the full…