Trump’s tariff war with Canada adds uncertainty for Alaska businesses already grappling with higher prices

Alaska business owners have already been stung by higher prices from President Donald Trump’s global trade war. Now they’re facing more uncertainty and potentially higher costs, with the U.S and Canada engaged in another trade conflict that includes 50% tariffs on several products traded between the countries. An Alaska trade observer said this week that Alaska businesses are especially vulnerable, since Canada is one of Alaska’s top trading partners . The state imports more than $1 billion in goods annually and exports more than $600 million to the country. The United States’ latest 50% tariff on Canadian goods is “absolutely crazy,” said Don Bruno, who owns the Play It Again Sports stores in Spenard and Wasilla. “Fifty percent is a lot.

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