Canada hits back with new tariffs after failed trade talks with US

The United States and Canada have deepened their trade war, with both countries imposing new tariffs on each other's goods. According to The Mainichi, the US has imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, affecting products such as hockey sticks and tongue depressors.

Canada will respond with retaliatory tariffs on US steel, electronics, and other products, starting September 8, as reported by Al Jazeera and The Mainichi. The Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, accused the US of using "economic integration as a weapon" and said his country had been "attacked" by the new American tariffs.

The trade talks between the two countries broke down in Washington on Friday, with Canada's Prime Minister saying the US proposed new terms that were "uneconomic, unfair and undermined the net benefits for Canada", as reported by Malay Mail. The US Trade Representative characterised the talks as "candid and not acrimonious".

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, The Mainichi, New Straits Times, Al Jazeera, Malay Mail — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.