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US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread

By PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES
Updated 2:43 PM CDT, August 22, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.

Each side blamed the other for the collapse of negotiations in Washington late Friday, leading the U.S. to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and Canada setting Sept. 8 as the start of its retaliatory penalties.

President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors. Prime Minister Carney said Ottawa would respond with targeted tariff protection for industries exposed to the new U.S. duties, including some steel products. He also mentioned the dairy, appliance, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics sectors.

No further talks were planned. Whatever the eventual outcome, a loss of trust seems one of the earliest casualties.

Carney accused Washington of using “economic integration as a weapon” and said “its signature was written in pencil.” Resorting to the language of battle, he said his country had been “attacked” by the new American tariffs. “You’re at war when you get attacked,” he said, adding that Canada had the reserves, resilience and plan to respond.

But to Trump’s chief trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, the U.S. was compelled to act after a year of retaliation by its longtime partner. ...

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8/22: CBS Saturday Morning

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U.S.-Canada tariff deal falls through, NYC cracks down on wage theft, plus Grace Potter is back. All this and more on "CBS Saturday Morning."
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FBI asked 'Sammy the Bull' if ex-Gambino mob prosecutor Comey knew meaning of '86': court filing

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The FBI interviewed Salvatore Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family known as "Sammy the Bull," to ask if ex-FBI Director James Comey likely knew what the term "86" means, according to court documents.

Gravano, who had familiarity with Comey due to Comey's role as the lead prosecutor in United States v. John Gambino et al. in the 1990s, told an FBI case agent during a May 2026 phone call that Comey "had to know" what 86 meant, according to a sworn affidavit from his lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald supporting Comey’s motions to dismiss...
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor's daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94.

Kassebaum Baker died Friday, he said.

Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was "an independent voice that was willing to do what was right for Kansas and the country," which he said sometimes meant going against her party.

"She was also willing to talk to her constituents, even when they didn't agree, and openly discuss her...
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US military newspaper editor voices censorship fears after being fired

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".
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Israel re-establishes closed West Bank settlement, defying growing international protests

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Thirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has left nearby Palestinian residents fearful.
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The Will of 100: Trump’s SAVE America Act sidelined after Senate unanimously agreed to August exit

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The Senate has been out of session for about two weeks. It’s convened in brief "pro forma" sessions for just a couple of moments on four occasions since senators called it quits for more than a month at 4:57 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 8.

Pro forma sessions are where the Senate huddles for just a few seconds, gaveling in and gaveling out with a skeleton crew. It’s rare that more than one senator is even in the chamber.

The Senate truly isn’t back for debate and votes until the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 15.

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Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapse

  • News source: BBC News - World
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In a speech on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada walked away from the negotiation table to protect its sovereignty.
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Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's deal

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The Canadian prime minister will have the sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
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One killed in sword attack at Swedish school

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Officials say another three people were injured, and an 18-year-old male suspect shot and arrested.
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USPS publishes rule to block mail-in ballots from states that don't provide voter lists

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a rule Friday that would require states to provide lists of voters who received mail-in ballots to the agency.

The USPS rule, first proposed on June 2, moves to align the agency with President Donald Trump's March 31 executive order, which, among other things, ordered the agency to mandate that all states that plan to use USPS to send mail-in ballots notify the agency at least 90 days before an election and to send USPS a list of eligible voters the state plans on providing a mail-in ballot to at...
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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery

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A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears

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The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.
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Watch: Moment robot attempts to beat Usain Bolt's 100m record

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An android at China's World Humanoid Robot Games ran faster than Bolt's world record, smartphone maker Honor says.
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Teacher who battled union fears she’s being targeted after shirt complaint: 'I'm afraid'

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Stacey Adair, an award-winning teacher from Colorado, is facing scrutiny after a complaint that accused her of spreading anti-transgender messaging by wearing an "XX ≠ XY" chromosome t-shirt to a professional development training event earlier this month.

"They get an anonymous complaint — nobody said anything that day," Adair, who was named teacher of the year at the 2025 Teacher Freedom Summit, said. "I would say people don't even know what it means, honestly."

"I told one of my friends that yesterday about getting in trouble and she goes...
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WATCH: Father of three outraged over advice his family received amid trans teacher fight

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Parents at a North Carolina elementary school are fighting for the ability to keep their children in public school while opting them out of a music class taught by a transgender teacher, as one father says critics have responded by telling families to homeschool instead.

The dispute at Middle Creek Elementary School in Wake County has centered on parents who say they were not given advance notice about the teacher and want an alternative for children whose families object on religious or personal grounds. Parents speaking before the school board...
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Dem Senate hopeful racked up hundreds of missed votes during stops at multiple taxpayer serving jobs

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FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Senate nominee and former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, missed nearly one in five votes in the Alaska House of Representatives and more than a third of Bethel City Council meetings during her time in office, records show.

Peltola missed 794 of 4,265 state House votes, or 18.6%, during her five terms from 1999 to 2009, according to legislative records, and 22 of 60 city council meetings, or 36.67% from 2011 to 2013, according to city records.

Her attendance record is now raising questions about her commitment to public...
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Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.
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Democrats face ‘do-or-die’ split with key voting bloc in razor-close Senate race

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DETROIT — After falling just 20,000 votes shy of winning the U.S. Senate election in battleground Michigan two years ago, Republican Mike Rogers is urging Democrats, including Jewish voters, to cross party lines and vote for him as he makes a second straight Senate bid.

After a combustible and divisive Democratic Senate primary in which Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens for the nomination, Rogers is heavily courting Democrats disaffected with their left-wing nominee as he works to flip a must-hold seat for the Democrats...
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Klobuchar's fraud fight claim takes hit after GOP opponent combs through receipts: 'Where were you?'

  • News source: FOX News
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Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar is facing heat from her Republican opponent and critics on social media for campaigning on addressing the massive fraud scandal in her state despite not mentioning it a single time in any press release since the crisis emerged.

A Fox News Digital review found that Klobuchar's Senate office repeatedly issued press releases addressing other forms of fraud between 2022 and 2025, but a review of 1,000 of her official press-release archive found no release directly addressing or offering...
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Senator launches assault on illegal immigration gaps as GOP races midterm clock to lock in key wins

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EXCLUSIVE: Republicans risk seeing some of President Donald Trump’s signature immigration priorities erased by a future Democratic administration unless Congress acts now to lock them into law, Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital as he presses the Senate to take up a package of seven immigration bills.

Banks said his immigration package is needed as Republicans approach the midterms with control of Congress at stake and a shrinking window to deliver legislative wins to voters. The bills target birthright citizenship, visas, commercial...
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EXCLUSIVE: 5-time illegal entrant admits ‘mistake’ that finally got him busted by ICE

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EXCLUSIVE: An illegal immigrant who re-entered the U.S. five times said his drinking is the "mistake" that finally led to his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement early Thursday morning.

Ernesto Alejandro Perez-Garcia, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in Redondo Beach, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Perez-Garcia has a history of arrests dating to 2003 for alcohol-, controlled substance- and driving-related offenses, as well as making terroristic threats and illegally re-entering the U.S. ICE said he illegally entered the...
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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say

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The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.
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UK, Canada and Australia condemn Israel for refusing criminal probe into aid worker killings in Gaza

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Seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in the Israeli strike on their convoy in 2024.
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Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium

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Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.
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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears

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The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.
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