Canada has implemented retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. exports, including dairy products, steel, aluminum, paper, and farming machinery, as part of an escalating trade dispute between the two nations. The new levies, set at rates between 15% and 50%, target key American industries in response to earlier trade measures. The move follows weeks of tensions, with Canada framing its actions as necessary to protect domestic producers from unfair competition. The tariffs mark a sharp escalation in a dispute that has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the border.
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on an array of U.S. goods went into effect on Tuesday, marking the latest chapter of a weeks-long trade war between the two countries. The "dollar for dollar" levies — ranging from 15 percent to 50 percent — impact American products such as milk and cream, steel, aluminum, paper and agricultural equipment. The Canadian government imposed the...