Tariff war: Cross-border shoppers hit with 25% surtax on U.S. purchases when re-entering Canada

From pants to pasta, even your cross-border shopping trip is now subject to 25 per cent tariffs.

Canadian border officers have started slapping a 25 per cent surtax — in addition to applicable duties — on most items from the U.S. that Windsorites and other border residents have crossed with for decades.