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One Lethbridge bookstore concerned over fallout

Local business could be affected by threatened tariffs after failed Canada-U.S. talks

Aug 24, 2026 | 4:00 AM

With trade and tariff talks between Canada and the U-S now stalled, many local businesses, who have ties to the States, are bracing for what comes next. 

One of those is Analog Books in Lethbridge.

“In fact, our biggest publisher, our biggest supplier is Penguin Random House,” company co-owner Scott Warris told Lethbridge News Now Saturday, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had suspended negotiations with the United States.

“Their warehouses are in the U.S. Their product comes from Tennessee and we get shipments from them (almost) everyday.”

Warris admits that could definitely have an affect on his business and Canadian bookstores, in general, but isn’t sure what the direct impact might be.

While very worried over the threatened 50-percent tariffs, Warris is equally concerned over retalliatory tariffs by Canada, and the potential fallout.

The prime minister has said he’ll provide more details this week, including what support the federal government will offer businesses impacted by the latest developments.