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Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, cites pending trade deal

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Maratta, A. S. (2026, August 19). Trump pauses tariffs on Canada, cites pending trade deal. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12025675/canada-us-trade-deal-donald-trump-tariffs/

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Global News · collected 2026-08-19 · by Alessia Simona Maratta

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US President Donald Trump has paused 50% tariffs on Canada for three days, citing a pending trade deal between the two countries. According to Trump's social media post, the US and Canada have reached an agreement, subject to finalizing documents. A trade agreement was negotiated after Canada avoided a fresh round of tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian goods, including hockey sticks, honey, wine, and cement. The pause in tariffs is temporary, with talks set to continue until August 21, when the US can reimpose the levies if no deal is reached.
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President Donald Trump has announced a three-day pause on new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, which were set to take effect early Wednesday. The decision was made after the US and Canada reached a last-minute deal, according to Trump's social media post. The tariffs would have affected $20 billion worth of Canadian products, including hockey sticks, tongue depressors, electronics, dairy, alcohol, wood, and more.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said "substantial progress" had been made in the negotiations, but that important work still needs to be done. The deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, among other provisions.

In a statement, Carney asked Canadian provinces to end their bans on US alcohol sales as part of the deal, with some provinces already willing to lift their restrictions pending a resolved agreement.

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In a Truth Social post Tuesday evening, Trump wrote: “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!
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🔮 U.S. President Donald Trump says he is pausing for three days the new tariffs that were set to hit Canada just after midnight, after announcing that the two countries have reached a trade deal.
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U.S. President Donald Trump says he is pausing for three days the new tariffs that were set to hit Canada just after midnight, after announcing that the two countries have reached a trade deal. asserted
countries → say → deal
In a Truth Social post Tuesday evening, Trump wrote: “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL! asserted
Canada → write → DEAL
The great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave! uncertain
Pipeline → kill → grave
The announcement comes after Canada and the United States reached a trade agreement, avoiding a fresh round of sweeping 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods that Trump had threatened last month. asserted
Trump → come → that
In a statement Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada and the United States had made “substantial progress” in trade negotiations, but cautioned that “important work still needs to be done.” asserted
work → say → negotiations
He said Washington had agreed to postpone the 50 per cent tariffs until the end of Aug. 21 while talks continue. asserted
talks → say → Aug.
Get daily National news Trump pointed to the Keystone XL pipeline in his initial social media post, quickly following with a fictional image of him slamming an illustration of the pipeline into the ground. asserted
him → get → ground
Former president Joe Biden signed an executive order to revoke the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have transferred oil from Alberta to Nebraska, on his first day in office. asserted
which → sign → office
Trump returned to office set on changing that decision. asserted
Trump → return → decision
Earlier this year, he signed an executive order for permits to revive parts of the Keystone project. asserted
he → sign → project
It’s not clear how much of the trade talks between Canadian and American officials focused on the energy project. asserted
much → ’ → project
Carney spoke with Trump by phone Tuesday, hours before the U.S. was set to bring in the tariffs. asserted
U.S. → speak → tariffs
Ottawa’s efforts were led by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette, who were in Washington, D.C. trying to work out a deal with their American counterparts. asserted
who → lead → counterparts
By reaching a deal, Canada is set to avoid the 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28 billion worth of Canadian goods that were scheduled to take effect at midnight. asserted
that → reach → midnight
The levies targeted a wide range of products, from hockey sticks and honey to wine and cement. asserted
levies → target → wine
Canadian officials were also looking to see relief on existing tariffs that target steel, aluminum, lumber and autos. asserted
that → look → steel
It remained unclear late Tuesday what had been agreed to under the tentative agreement Trump announced. -with files from The Canadian Press uncertain
Trump → remain → Press
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