{"id":2646727,"date":"2026-08-18T23:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pauses-50-tariffs-on-canada-hours-before-deadline\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:34:33","slug":"trump-pauses-50-tariffs-on-canada-hours-before-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pauses-50-tariffs-on-canada-hours-before-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada hours before deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-pauses-50-tariffs-on-canada-hours-before-deadline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646727&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced he would temporarily halt the planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods just hours before they were set to take effect, thereby avoiding a trade conflict with Canada.The tariffs, scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, were a response to perceived unfair restrictions by Canada on U.S. products like dairy, alcohol, and automobiles, and would have impacted about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports. Following negotiations between Washington and Ottawa, both countries reached a deal, leading Trump to pause the tariffs for three days. Trump highlighted the deal as an prospect to revive projects like the Keystone XL pipeline,which had been canceled by President Biden. The move aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >de-escalate longstanding trade tensions<\/a> and foster better economic ties between the two nations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Tuesday announced he would be pausing his planned 50% <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"366\">Canadian<\/a> goods just hours before they were meant to take effect, avoiding a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"347\">trade<\/a> war between the United States and its northern neighbor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI 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!\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian Prime Minister<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-carney\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11724\"> Mark Carney<\/a> and Trump had discussed negotiations over the past two days, but Carney told reporters on Monday that talks should not be conducted in public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tariffs would have affected a wide range of Canadian imports from the U.S., amounting to roughly $20 billion in products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also touted the deal as a gateway to more opportunities with Canada, specifically noting the Keystone XL pipeline that saw its cross-border permit canceled by former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave!\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4662286\/gordie-howe-bridge-officially-opens-after-trump-demanded-new-deal-pre-opening\/\">GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPENS AFTER TRUMP DEMANDED NEW DEAL BEFORE OPENING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump had announced the tariffs in July, invoking a Great Depression-era provision that allows a president to impose duties against countries found to discriminate against U.S. commerce. The president accused Canada of unfairly restricting American products, pointing to barriers involving dairy, alcohol, and automobiles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duties would have applied to certain products that otherwise receive preferential treatment under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The roughly $20 billion in targeted goods represented about 5% of Canada\u2019s annual shipments to the U.S. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump halts 50% Canada tariffs hours before start<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2646728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25280600253418.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3957,50406,49725,3634],"class_list":["post-2646727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-canada","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-negotiations","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP25280600253418.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646727"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646731,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646727\/revisions\/2646731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}