Trump hits some Canadian exports with 50% tariff after talks collapse
What's new: Carney pledged matching tariffs on U.S. goods, deepening a trade fight Canadians said could harm cross-border ties.
A new U.S.-Canada tariff clash escalated after trade negotiations broke down ahead of a Friday deadline. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on some Canadian exports after Prime Minister Mark Carney ended the talks, and Carney said Canada would respond "dollar for dollar" on U.S. exports. The dispute has stirred frustration in Canada, where people interviewed by the BBC in Montreal's Old Port warned that a widening trade war could damage the close economic and cultural relationship between the two countries. The latest rupture adds to tensions between two neighbors with deeply integrated trade links.