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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Canada to drop counter-tariffs on some US goods one day after call with Trump

A man in a suit at a lectern standing in front of a row and red-and-white Canadian flags.
Mark Carney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Friday. Photograph: James Park/Reuters

Canada will drop its counter-tariffs on some American goods in the coming days, Mark Carney has said, as the country’s prime minister looks to end a protracted trade war with longtime ally the United States.

From 1 September, the Canadian government will remove some levies on US goods that comply with the North American free-trade pact, a move meant to “match” how the White House treated Canadian goods. Levies on steel, aluminum and autos will remain in place.

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