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  "id": 2608662,
  "title": "Trump’s trade war with Canada: A timeline of how we got here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/trumps-trade-war-with-canada-a-timeline-of-how-we-got-here",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/08/22/trumps-trade-war-with-canada-a-timeline-of-how-we-got-here-2"
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  "account": "President Donald Trump's series of tariffs and threats of additional tariffs have strained the United States' longstanding relationship with Canada. Over the course of Trump's second term, he threatened Canada's economy and sovereignty with steep new import taxes on its goods, even suggesting that Canada could become the \"51st state.\" Trump's rhetoric, paired with his tariff volleys, has outraged Canadians, leading to retaliatory measures from the Canadian government.\n\nIn January-March 2025, Trump threatened 25% tariffs on imports from Canada, which were signed into law on February 4, 2025. Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised retaliatory levies, but tensions were briefly cooled when Trump agreed to a 30-day pause and implemented limited tariffs on specific Canadian imports. However, the U.S. also rolled out exemptions for automakers and postponed tariffs on goods compliant with the US-Mexico Canada Agreement.\n\nMeanwhile, Canada retaliated with tariffs worth $29.8 billion Canadian dollars ($20.7 billion) on U.S. imports. Trump announced a series of \"reciprocal\" tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners, though he did not impose additional levies on Canada. Legal challenges to these tariffs ensued, with a U.S. Court of International Trade ruling that Trump overstepped his authority in late May 2025. However, a federal appeals court temporarily halted that order.\n\nThroughout 2025, Trump imposed various tariffs on auto imports and steel and aluminum, with retaliatory measures from Canada following suit. Negotiations hit a snag when Trump targeted Canada's plans to continue a tax on tech firms, but Carney quickly walked back the announcement. Trade tensions continued to bubble up in the second half of the year, with Trump threatening and then imposing a 35% tariff rate on a range of Canadian goods starting August 1, 2025. The U.S. also imposed a new 50% levy on imported copper and eventually dropped many of its retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. exemptions for goods covered under the USMCA pact.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Canada risks falling behind with tepid approach to African trade: South Africa envoy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canada-risks-falling-behind-with-tepid-approach-to-african-trade-2568741",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canada risks falling behind with tepid approach to African trade: South Africa envoy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canada-risks-falling-behind-with-tepid-approach-to-african-trade",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "The trade war between the U.S. and Canada is escalating after talks collapsed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/the-trade-war-between-the-u-s-and-canada-is-escalating-after-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-22T14:38:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A trade war between Canada and the US deepens rupture in what had been a close and durable alliance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/a-trade-war-between-canada-and-the-us-deepens-rupture-in-what-had",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Canada PM says 'cannot accept' what US asked for on trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canada-pm-says-cannot-accept-what-us-asked-for-on-trade",
        "published": "2026-08-22T16:07:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump's Canada trade war: How we got here",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/trumps-canada-trade-war-how-we-got-here",
        "published": "2026-08-22T16:26:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Canada’s PM hits back with new US tariffs after trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canadas-pm-hits-back-with-new-us-tariffs-after-trade-talks-fail",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:02:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Canada to hit back with retaliatory tariffs after US trade talks fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/canada-to-hit-back-with-retaliatory-tariffs-after-us-trade-talks-fail",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:28:00.000Z"
      }
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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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