Canada tariff shock: These everyday items could now cost you 50% more

Get ready to pay more for Canadian imports — and not just maple syrup and hockey sticks.As the trade war between Canada and the US escalates, items like steel, aluminum, wool and lumber will spike in price this week thanks to retaliatory tariffs on over $20 billion worth of goods.The move went into effect just after midnight on Tuesday.Canada’s counter-tariffs were first announced two weeks ago after negotiations with the US reached a stalemate.

Just days before, the Prime Minister told the world Canada was “at war” with the US.“We were attacked.You’re at war when you get attacked.

We got attacked,” Carney told reporters on August 22.“That’s fine.

We’ve got the reserves.We’ve got the resilience.

We’ve got the plan.We’ve got the focus.

We will respond.”Carney revealed the duties will range between 15%, 25% and 50%, with the rate for each product matching the US dollar-for-dollar.The move will likely cost you at the cash register.Items facing 50% tariffs will be on products like American milk, perfume, golf clubs, steel, aluminum, jackets and T-shirts.Products subject to 25% tariffs are cheese, carpets, certain household appliances like stoves and air conditioners, while forklifts and some industrial molds will face 15% tariffs.Experts say the new round of levies will likely hit Midwestern states — like Michigan and Indiana — especially hard as their economies are deeply tied to the auto industry and manufacturing.

Dairy producers in Wisconsin and Vermont are also expecting to take a hit as 50% tariffs will hurt dairy farmers.The new round of tariffs only impacts a fraction of the goods that pass through the US-Canada border — totaling over $700 billion last year, according to figures from the U.S.Census Bureau.

It does, however, represent an escalating dispute between the former allies.President Trump took to Truth Social yesterday, upping the ante by blasting the once-friendly neighbor with threats to no longer sell Bombardie...