No talks scheduled as Canada's counter-tariffs against U.S. set to take effect at 12:01 a.m.

No talks scheduled as Canada's counter-tariffs against U.S. set to take effect at 12:01 a.m.
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Canada is about to hit the gas in its trade fight with Washington. Just after midnight Eastern on Tuesday, Ottawa's new tariffs on roughly $20 billion in US goods are set to kick in, answering President Trump's earlier move to slap steep duties on Canadian exports, including steel, aluminum, and... Canadian counter-tariffs on U.S. products, ranging from 15% to 50%, will take effect at 00:01 am Tuesday morning. Barring a last-minute reprieve, Carney's government will increase the import tax on many U.S. steel items to 50% from 25% and apply tariffs to an assortment of consumer items. Polls show that Canadians strongly back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to end trade talks with Washington last month and to hit back with tariffs on about $20 billion in U.S. products Canada confirmed Monday that retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports will take effect early Tuesday, marking a fresh escalation in the deepening trade dispute between the neighboring c... He's about to impose 15% to 50% tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products.

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