US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products; Canada says it will retaliate
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Khabar Hatkar Verified Reporting Desk
The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early on Saturday (August 22, 2026), and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.
President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
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“Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement. The retaliation escalates the trade conflict and calls into question the future of a North American trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that is crucial to industry in all three countries.