World Canada retaliates as trade war with U.S. escalates August 23, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com Negotiations between the neighbouring countries broke down on August 21 in Washington, putting into force new 50% U.S. tariffs impacting about $20 billion worth of goods, or 5.5% of Canadian exports to the United States Related posts: Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington ‘President of the rich’ under strain as France lurches from crisis to crisis Iran ratifies law to join United Nations convention against terror financing U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits
