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The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday.
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Trump Renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America
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President Trump has signed an executive order directing U.S. federal agencies to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' on federal maps, documents and databases; the Interior Department is instructed to update the Geographic Names Information System. The order applies to U.S. federal usage. Canada and other international users have not adopted the new name. The Interior Department is expected to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the change. The order applies to U.S. usage;
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. as the countries' trade fight deepens
The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday.
TIME
Canada Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs With Levies of Up to 50% on U.S. Goods
"For each product, our tariff would match the American tariff on the same type of Canadian goods,” said Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
Guardian
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on wide range of US goods
Ottawa’s ‘focused response’ to levies imposed by Donald Trump on Canadian products comes after trade talks collapsed last week US politics live – latest updates Canada has announced it will impose tariffs on a wide range of key American industries including cosmetics, dairy, wood products and outdoor equipment in the coming weeks, as it retaliates roughly “dollar for dollar” against levies imposed by the US. In a st…
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Euronews
Canada hits back with tariffs of up to 50% on US goods as trade war escalates
"We will support our workers, our businesses and our industries with whatever it takes, for as long as it takes," Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday.
Sky News – World Sky
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs - as trade war with US heats up
Canada has said it will impose new tariffs on US imports as a trade war between the neighbours heats up.
