Trump announces three-day delay to 50% tariffs on Canadian imports, says US and northern neighbor ‘have a DEAL!’

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 18, 2026 · 550 words · By Samuel Chamberlain; Victor Nava

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Trump announces three-day delay to 50% tariffs on Canadian imports, says US and northern neighbor ‘have a DEAL!’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Trump announces three-day delay to 50% tariffs on Canadian imports, says US and northern neighbor ‘have a DEAL!’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he was delaying the planned implementation of 50% tariffs on most imports from Canada for three days — teasing that Washington and Ottawa may have agreed to resurrect the dormant…

Common ground

“I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, “based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!” “The…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “That law... authorizes the president to impose tariffs of up to 50% on imports from countries that have discriminated against US businesses”

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Claim 2: “The 50% tariff would apply to some $20 billion worth of Canadian products, about 5% of what the country ships south every year”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the tariffs would affect about $20 billion worth of goods, representing approximately 5% of Canadian exports to the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — So the tariffs we're talking about today are potentially 50% tariffs on Canadian goods ranging from cement to wine to hockey sticks. That would cover about $20 billion worth of goods, which sounds lik…
https://www.soz6.com/news/canadian-tariff-deadline-looms-as-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Polls show that Canadians strongly back Mr. Carney’s decision to end trade talks with Washington last month and hit back with tariffs on about $20 billion in American products entering Canada. But the…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/09/07/brushing-aside-trumps-threats-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — The new tariffs would affect about $20 billion worth of goods, representing about 5 percent of Canadian exports to the US, many of which had been protected from tariffs under the US-Mexico-Canada Agre…
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/14/WS6a7e7176a3107385…

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Claim 3: ““I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period,” Trump wrote on Truth Social”

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Web search results explicitly quote the Truth Social post stating the pause of 50% tariffs against Canada for a three-day period.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social

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Claim 4: “The Keystone XL pipeline, initially announced in 2008, would have moved up to 830,000 barrels (35 million gallons) of crude oil approximately 1,200 miles from Alberta, Canada to Nebraska”

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Web search results confirm the pipeline was designed to carry up to 830,000 barrels of oil per day and mention its route through Nebraska.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned in 2010 by TransCanada (later TC Energy). It is owned by South Bow, since TC Energy's spin off of i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States public policy agenda on issues affecting Native Americans under the Obama administration includes the signing of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, which allowed tribal courts to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_policy_of_the_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ogallala Aquifer (oh-gə-LAH-lə) is a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. As one of the world's largest aq…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer

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Claim 5: “countries that sold each other $880 billion worth of goods and services last year”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific trade volume of $880 billion for the previous year.

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Claim 6: “Wine, hockey sticks, and cement would have been among the affected products, while items such as critical minerals, fish potash and energy products would have been exempt”

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One web search result mentions tariffs on 'cement to wine to hockey sticks', but no evidence was found to confirm the specific list of exemptions (critical minerals, fish, potash, energy products).

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Claim 7: “President Trump announced Tuesday evening that he was delaying the planned implementation of 50% tariffs on most imports from Canada for three days”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Trump announced a three-day delay on 50% tariffs on Canadian imports on a Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 8: “followed all-day conversations between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney”

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The claim states 'all-day conversations' occurred. However, evidence from PM Mark Carney states he spoke to Trump 'a couple of times' in recent days, which contradicts the 'all-day' description.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The handshakes of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, with world leaders have been the subject of extensive commentary. Scholars have noted that politicians' handshakes are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_handshakes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 24, 2023, a mug shot of Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States who went on to win the 2024 presidential election, was taken at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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Claim 9: “Trump announced the tariffs last month... invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930”

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Claim 10: “The announcement came fewer than two hours before the new duties were to take effect”

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While web results confirm the tariffs were scheduled to take effect 'tomorrow morning' or 'Wednesday', none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the announcement happened 'fewer than two hours' before the deadline.

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web search NEUTRAL — Just hours before Canada is set to hit the U.S. with counter-tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of goods, the two sides have no plans to negotiate a last-minute deal.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2281340/no-talks-sch…

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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada would move faster to reduce its economic reliance on the United States as retaliatory tariffs to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpayAN1lHAE

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web search NEUTRAL — Ottawa’s latest measures are a response to tariffs imposed by President Trump last month on Canadian exports. The two governments had appeared close to a trade deal just a month ago.
https://dnyuz.com/2026/09/08/canadas-tariffs-go-into-effect-…

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Claim 11: “the energy firm behind the plan — Calgary-based TC Energy — formally pulled the plug that July”

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Web search results confirm that TC Energy formally terminated/cancelled the project in July 2021 following the permit revocation.

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web search NEUTRAL — The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline reduced the number of construction jobs that would have existed while the project was active, but government reviews characterize the long‑term, permanent …
https://factually.co/fact-checks/business/keystone-xl-cancel…

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web search NEUTRAL — TC Energy formally cancelled the project earlier this month, taking a $2.2-billion writedown.The Alberta government invested in the project and was left on the hook for $1.3 billion when it was cancel…
https://globalnews.ca/news/7999581/tc-energy-nafta-claim-key…

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web search NEUTRAL — TC Energy announced Wednesday that it will terminate the Keystone XL pipeline project after President Joe Biden revoked its permit earlier this year. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/06/09/Keystone-XL-devel…

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Claim 12: “a petition to expel US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra... has collected nearly 218,000 signatures since July 21”

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Claim 13: “In January 2021, however, then-President Joe Biden canceled a crucial border-crossing permit for the pipeline”

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Multiple sources confirm that President Joe Biden canceled the border-crossing permit for the Keystone XL pipeline in January 2021.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, had previously se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden

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Claim 14: “Canada and China were the only countries that issued retaliatory tariffs against the US in response to Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” levies last year”

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