Canada announces 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods as trade war escalates – live

Move by Canada comes after US president spent morning railing against the country, calling it the ‘most difficult’ nation he deals with Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections. “I would never interfere with Canadians speaking French!” he wrote. “In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.…