Canada retaliates with matching tariffs as US trade talks collapse

Job losses expected across Canadian sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and resource industries; economic impact on consumers in both countries through price increases.

Two of the world's most economically intertwined neighbors — the United States and Canada — have arrived at a rupture that neither side fully anticipated, as trade negotiations collapsed Friday night and gave way to mutual 50% tariffs on billions in goods. What had seemed, days earlier, like a deal within reach unraveled in the final hours over disputed terms and last-minute demands, leaving the $1.6 trillion USMCA trade framework in serious jeopardy. The episode is a reminder that proximity and interdependence are no guarantee against the oldest of human impulses — the refusal to yield — and

Canada retaliates with matching tariffs as US trade talks collapse

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