Trump's escalating trade war puts pressure on premiers with U.S. booze bans as they gather in P.E.I.

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U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise escalation in his trade war with Canada puts renewed pressure on the premiers — most of whom have pulled American booze from liquor stores — as they descend on Charlottetown for their annual summer meeting.