Trump pauses tariffs on Canada for 3 days amid "very good deal"

First publishedAug 19, 11:36 UTC

Last updatedAug 20, 13:03 UTC · 21m ago

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NBC News8Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs on Canada Minutes Before His DeadlineAug 19, 11:36 UTCOpen ↗Seattle Times6The Latest: Trump says US and Canada reached deal to delay US tariffs on Canadian importsAug 19, 11:59 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8Why Trump says he's pausing 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods for 3 daysAug 19, 12:41 UTCOpen ↗CBS News8Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for three days amid last-minute talksAug 19, 12:42 UTCOpen ↗The Guardian US8First Thing: Trump in Canada tariff backdown after ‘substantial progress’ made on trade dealAug 19, 12:54 UTCOpen ↗The Hill7Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsetsAug 19, 12:54 UTCOpen ↗

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US president cancelled planned tariff imposition just hours before it was to come into force. Plus, why are people so obsessed with television vampires?Good morning. Donald Trump has paused his threatened punitive tariff on Canada just hours before it was due to come into effect. After Trump’s announcement, the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, said “substantial progress” had been made towards a trade deal, but more work was needed.Tuesday’s 11th-hour backdown comes after a contentious year for the two countries, with the longstanding alliance strained by tit-for-tat tariffs and online broadsides in which Trump has mused about wanting to turn Canada into a US state.How much trade do the two countries do?

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  Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets

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