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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses media following the imposition of a raft of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday. 

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OTTAWA—Canada won an 11th-hour reprieve from Donald Trump’s threatened U.S. tariffs on Monday, just as Mexico received, after pledging to inject millions more into border security and committing to actions that may not stave off American duties experts say could be devastating to the Canadian economy.

Hours before a midnight deadline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said threatened U.S. tariffs against Canada will be paused for 30 days after his second call with the U.S. president Monday, a conversation that lasted 45 minutes and set in motion four more weeks of talks with the U.S. president’s team.

Tonda MacCharles is Ottawa Bureau Chief and a senior reportercovering federal politics. Follow her on Twitter: @tondamacc.

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