US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says

BREAKING, Trump announces pause on 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.The United States and Canada have reached a deal to avert steep tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods, US President Donald Trump has announced.Trump made the announcement shortly before the expiry of a midnight deadline for imposing a 50 percent duty on a wide range of Canadian exports, including electronics, industrial machinery, furniture, and dairy products.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Quebec separatist says no independence referendum while Trump in officelist 2 of 4US ambassador to Israel calls settler violence ‘terror’list 3 of 4How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s historylist 4 of 4US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official saysend of list“I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.“The great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave!”More to follow…