Afternoon front page: Canada’s counter-tariffs revealed; Trump accuses Carney of lying about French language in trade talks; and more

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U.S. imports that will be hit with 15, 25 and 50 per cent tariffs effective Sept. 8, include dishwashers, refrigerators, video game consoles, fish, cheese, beauty products, plywood, paper products and clothing. Ottawa also announced $7.5 billion in additional funding to help businesses and workers weather the impacts of the latest round of American levies. Read the story.

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On Truth Social, the U.S. president pushed back against the prime minister’s claim that the U.S. viewed the French language as an “irritant” during trade deal negotiations, saying he’d “never even thought of doing such a stupid thing.” Instead, Donald Trump accused Mark Carney of lying about it to bolster his political support in Quebec. The prime minister didn’t respond on Tuesday, but Mélanie Joly did. Read the story.

“We were treated badly, and the prime minister was right to say enough is enough,” writes Kheiriddin. “You don’t turn on an ally whose people have fought and died alongside you, whose cheap oil has powered your industry for 100 years, and whose people have cultivated ties of friendship with you for generations.” Read the column.

One pushed my camera, which I was holding up in front of me for my protection, with her hand,” Newman wrote of exiting Montreal City Hall after a vote on a motion for the city to declare Israel a genocidal apartheid state and cut ties with the city. The motion passed only after having these elements removed and pro-Palestinian protesters outside were less than pleased. “Walking away, we heard them shouting, ‘You can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.’” Read the column.

Videos show man with megaphone claiming Jews use ‘black magic’ at rally in Toronto

Wearing a keffiyeh around his neck, the unidentified man stood at the intersection of Bathurst and Sheppard, a predominantly Jewish neighbourhood, where he spoke about Jews eating children on “Epstein Island” and of “black magic and horrible things.” On social media, former Conservative MP and Alberta premier Jason Kenney called the man “an avatar of the Islamist-left coalition that is fuelling out of control antisemitism.” Read the story.

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