World Briefing
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The 2026 North American Trade War: How the U.S. and Canada Reached an Economic Breaking Point
OTTAWA & WASHINGTON — The decades-long economic alliance between the United States and Canada suffered its most catastrophic rupture in modern history today. On September 8, 2026, Canada officially enacted $20 billion (C$27.6 billion) in retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., triggering immediate and severe import bans from Washington. For a relationship often hailed as the…