EconomyGlobal National: Canada set to impose counter-tariffs on US goods as trade war escalates

Canada’s federal government is imposing counter-tariffs on a range of US goods in response to President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent levies on Canadian exports. The report also examines Trump’s latest social-media taunts against Canada and his threat aimed at aerospace manufacturer Bombardier. Torrential rain caused severe flooding in parts of Nova Scotia, where one woman went missing.