As Canada's Tariffs Begin, Trump Threatens Jetmaker

Canada's answer to President Trump's tariffs took effect on Tuesday, with levies of 15% to 50% on nearly $20 billion in US products now in place, reports the BBC. They hit everything from milk and clothing to furniture, steel, and appliances, in what Prime Minister Mark Carney calls a "dollar-for-dollar" response to US measures. Seafood was pulled from the list after fierce industry pushback, underscoring how tightly the two economies are intertwined.

Talks to defuse the dispute collapsed in late August, and neither side has moved to restart them. On Monday, Trump ramped up the friction with a threat to ban the sale of planes from Canada's Bombardier unless the company makes them in the US, notes the AP. "NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren't good enough!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank.'" Bombardier responded that its aircraft already rely heavily on components made in the US.