Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump, Ottawa confirmed Tuesday, in an effort to avoid fresh tariffs-on-canadian-goods" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="169665" data-entity-type="topic">US tariffs on Canadian goods as a midnight deadline fast approaches.Trump signed orders for the steep 50 per cent duties last month, with the White House alleging “discriminatory treatment” by Canada against US alcohol, car and dairy products.The tariffs are set to take effect on Wednesday, covering products such as wine, hockey sticks and cement. Efforts to avoid the tariffs are going down to the wire.
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Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to prevent new US tariffs on Canadian goods. These tariffs, ordered by Trump last month, are scheduled to take effect on Wednesday and will impose a 50% duty on products including wine, hockey sticks, and cement.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-18 · 17:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to prevent new US tariffs on Canadian goods. These tariffs, ordered by Trump last month, are scheduled to take effect on Wednesday and will impose a 50% duty on products including wine, hockey sticks, and cement. The White House cited "discriminatory treatment" by Canada against US alcohol, car, and dairy products as the reason for the proposed duties. Efforts to avert the tariffs are ongoing as the midnight deadline approaches.
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The tariffs are set to take effect on Wednesday, covering products such as wine, hockey sticks and cement.
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The White House alleges discriminatory treatment by Canada against US alcohol, car and dairy products.
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US President Donald Trump signed orders for steep 50% duties on Canadian goods last month.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has held urgent talks with US President Donald Trump.
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