# Global National: Aug. 19, 2026 | What We Know About Canada’s Tentative Trade Deal with the U.S.

https://mins.news/en/video/26824

- Global News, 2026-08-20 01:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwm4cHX6po

> Canada has reached a tentative trade deal with the United States, avoiding additional 50 per cent tariffs until at least Aug. 22. Details of possible concessions by both sides are emerging. Evidence is also growing of foreign efforts to influence Alberta’s upcoming referendum, which will ask whether to begin the legal process for a future binding vote on separation.

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- [Canada US trade and tariff tensions](https://mins.news/en/topic/canada-us-trade-tensions) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/canada-us-trade-tensions.md

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