Trade talks between Canada and the United States failed at the last minute on Friday night, reigniting the North American trade war, with Ottawa vowing to match Washington’s tariffs.

OTTAWA - Canada and the U.S. averted an escalation in the trade tensions with an agreement to continue hammering out a deal that would prevent new American tariffs from taking

Businesses have warned that Trump's new 50% duties could cripple U.S. their sales if they take effect.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA -- The United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal on Friday, and the White House said that it would impose 50-percent tariffs on certain imports from…