Canada to announce response to Trump's new tariffs

WASHINGTON: Canada said it will announce on Tuesday (Aug 25) its response to President Donald Trump's new tariffs, as neighbours that used to be close allies spiral into a trade war.In response to what it called "these challenging times", the Canadian government said on Monday night that the ministers of finance, industry, labour and other officials would hold a press conference in Ottawa to detail Canada's answer to the new levies.Canada and the United States failed on Friday to reach a deal to avert new 50 per cent US tariffs on select Canadian goods after weeks of talks. The duties took effect on Saturday, and Ottawa laid out plans for retaliation.Trump added Monday that he would double tariffs on Canadian autos starting next year to 50 per cent. The current US tariff impacting Canadian