Trump orders a 35% tariff for goods from Canada, citing a lack of cooperation on illicit drugs

WASHINGTON AP U S President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U S imports from Canada to from effective Friday The announcement from the White House late Thursday disclosed Canada had failed to do more to arrest seize traffickers criminals at large and illicit drugs Trump earlier had threatened to impose the higher tariff on Canada if no deal was reached by Friday his deadline for reaching commerce agreements with dozens of countries Canada was not included in Trump s updated list of tariff rates on other countries disclosed late Thursday Those import duties are due to take effect on Aug Source