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U.S. President Donald Trump made his first comments on the failed trade agreement with Canada and appeared to revive his "51st State" rhetoric.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other Canadian officials were meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Friday, with tariffs set to kick in Saturday.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is expected to speak Wednesday afternoon — her first public appearance since Stelco answered Ottawa's legal threat over layoffs of up to 500 workers.

While the announcement came as a shock to employees, Ontario's minister of economic development told Global News the government was given a heads up.

“No CUSMA, no Booze-ma,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said when asked if he would put American alcohol back on the shelves ahead of a potential new trade deal with the U.S.

The union representing workers says the company told them ongoing U.S. tariffs on steel are a primary reason for Stelco's decision to idle the plant.

The bans mark the latest escalation of the trade war between the two countries as the Trump administration seeks to pressure Canada into concessions in trade talks.

Both sides have been having 'good conversations about potential deals,' but the U.S. felt 'no urgency' to make a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.

Although the country has added manufacturing jobs so far this year, the sector has fewer employees than when Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

In light of the newest round of 50 per cent tariffs, a workers' union and an economist are shedding light on the impacts on job security across the country.

"We're not impacted by tariffs but the trade issues are still ratcheting up costs for us across the board," said farm co-owner Patrick Butters.

Speaking to reporters in North Carolina, the president said if it's done with "bad intentions" he will "put very heavy tariffs on Europe."

A report from the industry association representing Canadian manufacturers says workforce challenges persist in Ontario, even as job vacancies are on the decline.

While the Canadian tariffs have undoubtedly inflicted economic hardship on some in the US, can that translate into a change in votes for President Donald Trump's Republican party?

Canadian consumers are likely to face higher prices as a result of new counter-tariffs of up to 50 per cent on hundreds of U.S. goods — even for Canadian products.

Global News asked its readers, 'Are you willing to pay higher prices or change brands in order to support the country's response to Trump's trade war?'

The sign, which reads Lake Ontario now and always in English and French, was unveiled just days after Trump signed an order declaring the body of water as Lake America

Trade talks collapsed between Canada and the United States on Friday and Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would be retaliating with “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs.

Saskatchewan's premier said the federal government is making the right moves in its counter-tariff plan against the United States.

Alberta's premier has been a holdout among provincial and territorial leaders when it comes to putting their support behind Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan for counter-tariffs.