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Trump news at a glance: President raises tariffs on Canada as he attends Asean summit with Carney

Donald Trump meets Mark Carney in the Oval Office
US president Donald Trump meets with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office in October. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government, which has further strained one of the world’s largest trade partnerships.

The statement, posted on Trump’s Truth Social account, came after several days of public disputes over the ad, which referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade and provoked the US president’s anger.

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