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US-Canada Trade War Escalates | Charlotte News
Tensions between the U.S. and Canada just hit new heights as Washington slapped a 50% tariff on $20 billion in Canadian imports after trade talks collapsed — prompting Ottawa to vow matching retaliation. This isn’t the first flare-up: earlier threats of 25% tariffs were scaled back, but broader steel and aluminum duties triggered Canadian countermeasures worth over $20 billion CAD. Businesses and consumers are caught in the crossfire, while courts grapple with whether the president overstepped authority using emergency powers — rulings temporarily blocked. Talks stalled again when a Canadian…
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