President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a massive tariff on European alcohol in response to the European Union’s retaliation against his steel and aluminum tariffs – a tit-for-tat escalation of a trade war that could easily get out of hand.

A full-scale global trade war would hurt the United States in particular and could re-energise Europe's push towards unity, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday.

Colin Bird, the consul general of Canada in Detroit, visited Eastern Michigan University on Thursday, March 13. He advocated for cooperation between Canada and the U.S. to help both countries' economies.