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  "title": "U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Canada says it will retaliate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/u-s-imposes-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products-2599006",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:30:49.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-imposes-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products-canada-says-it-will-retaliate"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. The tariffs, which came into effect on Saturday, will hit around 5% of what Canada ships to the US every year, including products such as hockey sticks and tongue depressors, according to PBS NewsHour.\n\nThe move follows the failure of trade talks between the two countries, with Canadian Prime Minister's government saying they would match the new tariffs \"dollar for dollar\". The Hill reports that Canadian Prime Minister's negotiators were pulled from trade talks with the US on Friday evening, just hours before the tariffs were set to go into effect.\n\nThe US Trade Representative said Canada had declined to finalise a trade deal under the terms agreed earlier in the week, and that new demands and walkbacks of other commitments by Canada had upended the careful balance reached, The Island Sri Lanka reports. In response, Canada's government said it would introduce new measures to support workers and businesses affected by the trade war.",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US imposes 50% tariffs on some Canadian products as trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-imposes-50-tariffs-on-some-canadian-products-as-trade-talks-fail",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-is-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian",
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        "title": "US is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-is-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-2492467",
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        "title": "U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/u-s-imposes-50-tariffs-on-20-billion-worth-of-canadian-products",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:36:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "US set to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian imports worth $20 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-set-to-impose-50-tariffs-on-canadian-imports-worth-20-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:38:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian products",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-imposes-50-tariffs-on-canadian-products",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:42:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US slaps 50% tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-slaps-50-tariffs-on-us-20-billion-of-canadian-goods-after-trade",
        "published": "2026-08-22T04:50:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "US imposes 50pc tariffs on some Canadian goods talks failed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-imposes-50pc-tariffs-on-some-canadian-goods-talks-failed",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:56:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-hits-canadian-goods-with-50-tariffs-after-trade-talks-fail",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:34:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-hits-canadian-goods-with-50-tariffs-after-trade-talks-fail-2600103",
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