Canada stands up to Trump — and prepares for a costly trade war

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  Good morning.

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  Canada's Prime Minister confirms a new trade war with the US has begun after talks collapsed.

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  "Canada will match Washington's new tariffs dollar for dollar

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  in order to protect Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses."

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  President Trump also prepares to raise the economic pressure on Iran in ways that could hit China.

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  And the Supreme Court delivers a temporary verdict on the White House ballroom project.

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  It's Monday, August 24st.

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  I'm Cecilia Lei, in for Shumita Basu, and this is Apple News Today.

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  The US and Canada are engaged in a dramatic economic standoff

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  after a deal to lower tariffs fell apart.

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  Officials had been locked in last-minute talks last week,

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  hoping to set the stage for a comprehensive deal

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  that would ultimately bring the two countries closer together.

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  Trump appeared optimistic, preemptively declaring a deal was done last Tuesday.

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  Instead, the talks broke down after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to accept late concessions.

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  A range of Canadian goods now face 50% tariffs,

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  while Canada is preparing its own tariffs on US products as well.

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  On Saturday morning, Carney addressed the nation.

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  "While we believed earlier this week that we were moving toward, moving toward a mutually beneficial agreement,

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  in recent days, the United States proposed new terms that were uneconomic, unfair,

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