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US bans Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy products as trade spat escalates

US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C.
US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC on September 8, 2026. © Alex Wroblewski, AFP

The US and Canada escalated a bitter trade dispute on Tuesday, with Washington imposing new import bans on Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy products as Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect.

The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday, sharply escalating an already acrimonious trade spat.

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