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.

On Feb. 3, the U.S. Travel Association estimated a 10% reduction in Canadian tourist visits would result in $2.1 billion in lost travel spending and 14,000 job losses nationwide following the Trump administration’s first salvo on tariffs.

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.

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.

Officials recommend anyone out along the Missouri River during migration take proper safety precautions so they don’t spread the virus. This includes not handling game that is found dead or appears to be sick, washing hands with soap and hot water, and cleaning equipment and boots, especially if people have birds of their own.

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

Farmers are bracing for heavy impacts from those tariffs. Canada, Mexico, and China are three of the largest buyers of American crops, and the tariffs Trump has placed on imports from those countries have caused them to respond with retaliatory levies.

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

North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne discusses tariffs and their harmful implications for farmers and ranchers in our state on this episode of Plain Talk.