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  "title": "US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs-2505107",
  "topic": "business",
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  "published": "2026-08-22T04:46:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, heavy US tariffs on some Canadian products took effect after days of negotiations that ended without reaching a deal. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney threatened to match the US tariffs dollar for dollar to protect Canadian workers and businesses. The lack of a final agreement meant that new 50% duties on some US$20 billion of Canadian exports to the United States would begin on Saturday. US trade representative Jamieson Greer had offered to reduce tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, and lumber in exchange for concessions from Canada earlier in the week. However, Canada's top negotiator Dominic LeBlanc stated that significant work remained to be done after hours of trade talks on Friday. Canadian officials were not satisfied with the last-minute changes proposed by the US administration, which they deemed unfair and uneconomic. The US had accused Canada of discriminatory treatment by removing US alcohol and wine from liquor stores. Despite the failure to reach an agreement, both countries still need to finalize revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement (USMCA), which Trump had declined to renew.",
  "summary": "New 50% US tariffs on about US$20 billion worth of Canadian exports take effect after Canada declines to finalise a trade deal.",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada kick in as trade talks stall",
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        "title": "Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada broke down on Friday, officials from both countries said, paving the way for the U.S. to impose 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and risking an all-out trade war",
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        "title": "US imposes 50% tariffs on Canada products as talks fail, Carney vows to match them ‘dollar for dollar’",
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        "title": "US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down",
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        "published": "2026-08-22T04:46:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Canada says it will match US tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks break down",
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        "published": "2026-08-22T05:13:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Canada says it will match US tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’ as trade talks break down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canada-says-it-will-match-us-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-as-trade-talks-2517215",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:13:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "US, Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs-2525247",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:02:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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