President Donald Trump is once again ratcheting up trade barriers with one of America's largest trading partners. On Thursday, the president announced a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to take effect on August 1,

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

ur neighbors from the north sent us a distress signal. With longtime ties between the United States and Canada fraying nearly to the point of being ripped, editors at La Presse, a French-language news outlet in Montreal, asked their readers to tell us how important those ties are and what both countries stand to lose if they’re not repaired.

Trump threatened to escalate tariffs beyond 35% if Canada opts to retaliate with tariffs on U.S. goods. Canadian goods are also subject to sector-specific tariffs, such as 50% levies on steel and aluminum as well as 25% tariffs on non-USMCA compliant autos and auto parts.

Tariff negotiations between the two top trading partners are on a different track from those the U.S. is pursuing with other nations. But Canada may not get a better outcome.

Canada is seeking to finalise a free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations as part of a push to expand into new markets, its top diplomat said, responding to the hefty tariffs imposed on it by the United States,

The country with the most favorable view of the United States was Israel, with 95% viewing it as an ally and 1% viewing it as a threat. Mexico, meanwhile, had the least favorable responses, 37% viewing the United States as an ally and 68% a threat.

Y ears ago, this would have been unthinkable. Canada issuing a travel advisory to the United States about border behavior. On the other hand, the same applies to the U.S. regarding travel to Canada. The U.S. government issued an advisory to one of the world's most welcoming countries due to wildfires.