Trump has accused neighbours of being lax in preventing migrants, illicit drugs from coming into the US. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump said that he was thinking of imposing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico by February 1.

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico has urged calm in the face of US President Donald Trump’s trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray. The US president has accused both neighbours of being lax in preventing migrants and illicit drugs from coming into the United States,

Canadian government officials say they are "working on retaliation" after newly elected president Trump claimed his much talked about tariffs could be imposed on February 1.