{
  "id": 2611796,
  "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-2611796",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-canada-tariffs-timeline-470fe71d7e6071f44f1607ca24f0d966"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "January 2025: President Donald Trump, upon taking office, announced his intention to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, set to begin on February 1st.\n\nFebruary 2025: Trump signed an executive order to enact the 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, utilizing a national emergency declaration ostensibly related to undocumented immigration and drug trafficking. Canada's then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to reciprocate with matching tariffs on up to $155 billion worth of American goods. However, this threat was short-lived as Trump agreed to a 30-day suspension of the tariffs, thereby reducing immediate tensions.\n\nMarch 2025: Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian imports took effect on March 4th, though he limited the levy to 10% on Canadian energy. In response, Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs on over $100 billion worth of American goods over the span of 21 days. However, Trump granted a one-month exemption for U.S. automakers' tariffs and later postponed his 25% tariffs on goods compliant with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade pact from his first term. This action managed to somewhat ease relations with Canada, suspending a second wave of retaliatory tariffs for a period, although uncertainty remained.\n\nMarch 12, 2025: Trump's new steel and aluminum tariffs — imposing a 25% tax on both metals — became effective. Consequently, Canada implemented further retaliatory tariffs worth $29.8 billion Canadian dollars ($20.7 billion) on U.S. imports, starting March 13th.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada over the last year. Since taking office in January, Trump has…",
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        "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:05.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-08-22T10:00:05.000Z"
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      {
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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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