WASHINGTON - The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal late on Aug 21, and the US said it would impose 50 per cent tariffs on some imports from Canada, an escalation of tensions between the two long-time allies. A senior Trump administration official said Section 338 tariffs on abou»»»

WASHINGTON (AP), Aug 22: The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. Presiden»»»

Donald Trump's trade envoy says the administration will not accept any form of retaliation from Canada if the U.S. president follows through on his latest tariff threat. "For us, this is not a trade war. We have domestic supply chains we're trying to protect," U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Gre»»»