Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Collapse; Ottawa Vows Dollar-for-Dollar Tariff Response
Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada collapsed late on Friday, minutes before a midnight deadline, leaving Washington poised to impose 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and Ottawa promising to retaliate in kind. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadian officials had negotiated in good faith for weeks and made important progress, but he ordered negotiators to suspend talks after accusing the U.S. of unfair last-minute changes.
In a Saturday morning address, Carney told Canadians the government walked away from the table to protect the country’s sovereignty and called the latest American levies a miscalculation. He vowed that Canada would match U.S. tariffs “dollar for dollar.”
The breakdown followed a three-day extension of talks and sets the stage for a sharp escalation in the bilateral trade dispute, with both sides’ tariffs scheduled to take effect in the coming hours.
Thousands in Indiana Still Without Power Two Weeks After Deadly Storms
Nearly two weeks after severe storms struck northwest Indiana on Aug. 11, thousands of residents in the Gary area remained without electricity, and frustration is mounting over the pace of restoration. The storms killed at least seven people, displaced about 1,000 residents and brought record rainfall that flooded several communities.
Full restoration is not expected until next week. Indiana Governor Mike Braun has called on the local utility to “match the urgency” of residents who have endured an outage approaching its second week.
Tropical Storm Moke Threatens Hawaii as Islands Recover From Hurricane Lala
Tropical Storm Moke is bearing down on Hawaii just days after Hurricane Lala battered the islands, threatening further flooding and mudslides as the state continues cleanup efforts. Forecasters warned that more than a foot of rain could fall on the Big Island, with some projections of up to 15 inches, as the storm approaches from the south on Saturday evening.
Teenage Girl Killed in Sword Attack at Swedish School
A 17-year-old girl was killed and three other people wounded when an 18-year-old attacker wielding a sword assaulted students during classes at a school in Fagersta, central Sweden, on Friday afternoon, police said. Two boys, aged 12 and 17, were among the injured and sustained minor wounds; the suspect has been detained.
Two Police Officers Among Seven Killed in Wrong-Way Crash in England
Two police officers and five young people were killed in the early hours of Saturday when a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough collided head-on with a marked police car, authorities said. The officers were named as Police Constables Matthew Blades and Tom Clough.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an inquiry into the crash, which left seven people dead.
Texas Judge Denies New Trial for Karmelo Anthony in Track-Meet Killing
A Texas judge on Saturday denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial, dealing a setback to the 19-year-old’s effort to overturn his murder conviction. A Collin County jury found Anthony guilty in June of fatally stabbing his classmate Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet in Frisco in 2025; his lawyers are appealing the case.
CrossCountry Cancels Almost All U.K. Train Services After Birmingham Power Cut
CrossCountry has cancelled almost all of its train services across Great Britain after a power cut hit its Birmingham control centre on Sunday. Most services have been suspended until further notice, including routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham, Cheltenham and Cardiff, and Newcastle and Edinburgh.
The transport secretary asked publicly owned operators to lay on extra services where possible to ease disruption.
Chinese Humanoid Robot Breaks 100-Metre Sprint Record in Beijing
A Chinese humanoid robot has run the 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating Usain Bolt’s human world record time. Organisers said the result highlights the rapid pace of advancement in the market and in Chinese robotics.
Sydney Marathon Medal Mistakenly Depicts Munich Stadium
Organisers of the Sydney Marathon have admitted an “unfortunate error” after the event’s finisher medal was found to depict Munich’s Allianz Arena rather than a Sydney landmark. Online observers spotted the mistake after the double‑sided medal was unveiled.