US drops tax on Canada aluminum, heading off retaliation

By Paul Wiseman and Rob Gillie | The Associated Press
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is dropping taxes on Canadian aluminum, easing tensions with a close ally just hours before Canada was prepared to impose retaliatory sanctions.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the U.S. is ending the 10% tariffs a month after imposing them. The U.S. had charged last month that an influx of Canadian aluminum justified the levy.
But the office said Tuesday that shipments of Canadian