United States2026-09-16 01:07:48U.S.-Canada trade dispute escalates as Ottawa plans EU talks next monthTrade tensions between the United States and Canada are still escalating, with both sides now operating under active tariff measures. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods have already taken effect, while the United States imposed a 50% tariff on more than 100 categories of Canadian products on the 15th. Canadian Prime Minister Carney said any trade agreement must be reached only when Canada’s interests are respected and when the timing is right. He also said Canada will open talks with the European Union next month to build a security and economic alliance. The latest moves point to a widening policy split between Ottawa and Washington, while Canada signals that it is also looking to deepen coordination with Europe.810
Trump2026-08-25 02:27:42Trump says Oklahoma aluminum plant is planned as U.S.-Canada tariff dispute escalatesU.S. President Donald Trump said the country urgently needs aluminum and that more than half of the aluminum consumed in the United States comes from Canada. Against the backdrop of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries and controversy over a 50% metal tariff, Trump said he plans to build an aluminum plant in Oklahoma. The report also said Washington and Ottawa had at one point come close to an agreement that would have cut aluminum tariffs in half. That proposal did not move forward after facing opposition from the U.S. steel and aluminum industries. The remarks put fresh attention on aluminum supply dependence, cross-border trade frictions, and tariff policy tied to North American metals flows.1020
