Trump announces 3-day pause on Canada tariffs as deadline neared

President Donald Trump late Tuesday announced a three-day pause on imposing 50% tariffs on Canada with mere hours before they were to go into effect.

The president announced late Tuesday night that the two governments had reached an initial agreement to avert the 50 percent duty.

US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’ Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a Tuesday evening agreement with Trump officials, hours before a hike that would have affected $20bn worth of goods was set to take effect. Tru

Trump's import taxes would have hit about 5 per cent of what Canada ships to the United States every year.

President Donald Trump said he is pausing the new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods set to go into effect, citing a deal between the between the U.S. and Canada.

Washington and Ottawa reach agreement to avert 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.

US President Donald Trump said he had ‌paused ⁠50% tariffs on goods from Canada that were scheduled to ‌start ⁠for ‌a three day period, saying ⁠the ‌two countries had reached a ⁠deal.

WASHINGTON – President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney were burning up the phones Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline for a trade deal but the White House is downplaying odds of it happening. At stake: 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, ranging from hockey sticks to wine and cheese. A

Mark Carney spoke to Donald Trump on Tuesday in a final push to avert American trade levies

President Donald Trump’s administration is downplaying expectations for a last-minute deal with Canada to avert fresh tariffs set to take effect Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington political analyst Eric Ham breaks down the crucial economic stakes, core sticking points, and growing political pushback in the U.S. ahead of the Aug. 19 deadline for Canada to avoid $20 billion in sweeping new tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump spoke Monday as negotiators remain in Washington, with auto tariffs emerging as a key sticking point

Carney spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Monday

The US and Canada are locked in last-minute talks to prevent a fresh wave of tariffs from striking at 00:01 ET on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump has vowed to slap 50% duties on $20 billion (€17.2bn) worth of Canadian products if a deal is not reached in time.