Canada retaliates as trade war with US escalates
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States, after walking away from a "bad deal" on trade in a deepening rift between the longtime allies.
Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down on Aug. 21 in Washington, putting into force new 50 percent U.S. tariffs impacting about $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States.
Impacted products range from hockey sticks to cement.
