US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says

BREAKINGBREAKING, Trump announces pause on 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026The United States and Canada have reached a deal to avert steep tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods, US President Donald Trump has announced.Trump made the announcement shortly before a 50 percent duty was due to take effect at midnight.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Quebec separatist says no independence referendum while Trump in officelist 2 of 4US ambassador to Israel calls settler violence ‘terror’list 3 of 4How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s historylist 4 of 4US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official saysend of listThe 11th-hour reprieve came after Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday held talks aimed at finding common ground after weeks of fraught trade negotiations.The tariffs would have applied to some $20.2bn worth of Canadian exports, affecting goods ranging from electronics and industrial machinery, to furniture, dairy products and wine.In post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said the sides had reached a deal “subject to finalization of...