The 25% tariff on most imported Canadian goods that President Trump’s plans to impose Tuesday has touched off a range of emotions along the world’s longest international border.
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Airports around the country are under heavy scrutiny right now after crashes were reported in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Alaska, and Toronto.
The tariffs have touched off a range of emotions along the world’s longest international border, where residents and industries are closely intertwined. Ranchers in Canada rely
Lawmakers are working on a resolution affirming friendship with and appreciation of Alaska’s neighbor to the east and opposing punitive trade policies against that nation.
With President Donald Trump telling members of Congress Tuesday new U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexico, Canada and China will mean “a little disturbance,” an Alaska economist used coffee as an example to say 49th state consumers should prepare to pay even higher than the Lower 48 because of Alaska’s historic difficulty importing items.
In Alaska, the news reignited concerns about the policy’s potential to send prices skyward – and to damage the state’s relationship with Canada.