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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 GILLIESUpdated 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. ...
READ THE FULL STORY - AP | Related: Inside the 72 hours that cratered the US-Canada trade deal
Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries
A federal judge in New York vacated a Trump administration policy that had suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
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Federal judge blasts Rubio’s 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,’ strikes down policy
A federal judge ruled Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked authority to order immigrant visa denials for applicants from 75 countries found eligible.
Trump's trade war with Canada: A timeline of how we got here
President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs and threats of even more levies has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada.
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Trump's approval tanks to lowest of his presidency
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency, with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Trump's 50% tariffs on Canada take effect as Carney vows to retaliate
The tariffs are set to take effect early Saturday morning, after Trump extended a previous deadline by three days.
A trade war between Canada and the US further ruptures a once-close and durable alliance
Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances. But that alliance is being severely tested now by one of the deepest crises in decades.
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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations
The Trump administration has notified Congress of its plans to pay more than $800 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations
Trump wants the midterms to be about himself. That may not help in a rare Nebraska swing district
Just eight of 435 congressional districts backed a Republican in their House race and Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
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Trump urges court to reject BBC's bid to secure records from his family in defamation case
President Donald Trump has urged a federal judge to reject the BBC’s request for the court’s help in securing testimony and documents from three members of the president’s family in response to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British bro...
Trump underwater in 47 states and DC, new projection finds
A new YouGov/Economist projection shows Trump with negative net approval in 47 states and in D.C., with positive ratings remaining in just three states.
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Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments
The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity.
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Trump threatens defamation suit against left-leaning think tank
President Trump's legal team is threatening to sue left-leaning think tank Center for American Progress for defamation over a report it issued that found "no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime."
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Federal government orders steep Colorado River water cuts for Arizona, California and Nevada
While the cuts are considerable, they are better than the worst-case scenario the federal government proposed in July.
Tehran says US sanctions on Iran ‘declaration of war’ on all nations
US president says Iran 'would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion'.
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Court for allowing the White House to continue construction for now on his $400 million White House ballroom project.
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Alex Jones gets Sandy Hook family's Texas judgment reduced on appeal
Jones, who filed for bankruptcy after being sued by parents of children slain in the shooting, must still pay $1.4 billion in related judgments.
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Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: ‘Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot’
The president’s pitch came as he urged Republicans in South Carolina to vote for Sen. Darline Graham in Tuesday’s Senate GOP runoff.
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Ag. Secretary Rollins defends Trump decision to import more ground beef
U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins defends President Trump decision to import foreign beef, saying it will help cut Americans' grocery bills.
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Appeals court says federal prosecutor who subpoenaed Letitia James was unlawfully appointed
A federal appeals court said the top federal prosecutor in the Northern District of New York was unlawfully serving when he subpoenaed state Attorney General Letitia James.
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Todd Blanche vows to 'come after' bad actors following $400M TikTok settlement
Attorney General Todd Blanche says the $400M TikTok settlement sends a direct message to Big Tech that the DOJ will "come after" child privacy violators.
Navy mulls stripping Black war hero’s name from aircraft carrier for Trump: Sources
Sources familiar said that these discussions have been going on most of the summer.
Ukraine’s ‘Equalizer’ bomb aims to blow up reliance on US, European weapons
Ukraine's new Vyrivniuvach glide bomb lets MiG-29 and Su-27 pilots strike Russian forces from safer distances while reducing reliance on U.S. weapons.
Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 10 people, a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike
Authorities say that Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile strikes have killed at least 10 people.
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DOJ subpoenas targeting Trump foe Letitia James cannot be enforced, appeals court rules
A lower court previously barred John Sarcone from investigating the case against the N.Y. attorney general, finding he was unlawfully serving as the probe’s lead prosecutor.
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Death toll rises to 16 after Russian drone strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
At least 16 people have been killed and 130 others injured, including at least 23 children, following a Russian drone strike on a shopping mall in Ukraine on Friday.
Inside Trump's remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio, then statues
President Donald Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden by adding statues of America’s founders.
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As families retrieve bodies, Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has seen thousands of bodies buried in makeshift sites.
Men from Cuba and other countries describe being deported by the U.S. to a dangerous African nation: "We cannot leave"
The Central African Republic is one of more than 30 countries the U.S. government has convinced to accept third-country deportees arrested as part of President Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
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