US ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles takes effect as trade dispute escalates

The United States on Tuesday began banning imports of a range of Canadian products, including alcoholic beverages, some dairy products and motorcycles. The move marks the latest escalation in the trade dispute between the two neighboring countries. The measures took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT (04:01 GMT/UTC) and replace 50% tariffs that the US had imposed on some of the products since August . The ban covers nearly $1 billion (€850 million) in annual Canadian imports, although that represents only a small fraction of the roughly $880 billion in goods traded between the two countries each year.