Canada's Tariff Countdown: 50% US Duties Loom as Talks Stall

Canada is hours away from a 50% US tariff on $29 billion worth of exports, with negotiators in Washington still deadlocked over automotive sector rules. Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump spoke Monday afternoon, but the call produced no breakthrough. The tariff, invoked under the never-before-used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, is set to hit hundreds of Canadian products—from plywood and hockey equipment to milk and beer—at **12:01...