New U.S. tariffs paused – for now. How did we get here?

Front Burner by CBC

Aug 19, 202600:25:10News & Politics

Late Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would pause the implementation of the 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods for three days, saying the two countries had reached a tentative agreeme...

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