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Lauren Aratani in New York

Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

a man holding a large multipack toilet paper in store by shopping cart
A customer picks up a pack of toilet paper from a store shelf in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on 2 March 2025. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.

After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.

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