It's like a ghost town — that's how the owner of the Emerson Duty Free shop at the Manitoba-United States border describes the highway leading to the crossing once new tariffs kicked in.

Amid ongoing tariff talks between Canada and the United States, many Winnipeggers are taking actions of their own like canceling trips and focusing on shopping local.

The U.S. and Canada have had a friendly trading relationship for decades. Canada has been the largest export market for 36 states, including North Dakota. But now that tariffs are kicking in, The North Dakota Corn Utilization Council says corn farmers are becoming concerned over the rising costs and they hope for negotiations to be continued.

A view from the International Peace Garden where the Canadian and U.S. borders meet. While the park has not yet seen a notable drop in visitors, some Canadians have voiced dismay at political rhetoric from the Trump administration in recent weeks.

CHICAGO (KFGO/KVRR) — Former North Dakota U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp calls the tariffs that went into effect Tuesday “a solution in search of a problem.”

Trump has pushed pause on proposed tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, but that could end in early March.

United States tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports took effect on Tuesday. The levies, set at 25 percent by US President Donald Trump, have been followed by the doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 percent. Levies on Canadian energy are limited to 10 percent.

Canadian leaders have pledged retaliatory efforts against tariffs imposed by President Trump, such as blocking electricity exports.

U.S. tariffs that kicked in this week for China, Canada and Mexico will mean some hardship for North Dakota farmers, according to the leaders of North Dakota’s Farmers Union and Farm Bureau. “We will be the number one state that’s hit the hardest,

How much money will North Dakotans have to bleed to pay for the Trump administration's antagonistic stance toward Canada?