The United States government shut down early Wednesday morning after Republicans and Democrats reached a deadlock in the nation’s Congress.

From potentially longer waits at the border to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, here’s what Canadians need to know about the federal shutdown.

Why did the government shut down and when will it end?

The country’s Republican and Democratic parties are in disagreement over Americans’ healthcare policies, particularly tax credits that made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic through the Affordable Care Act. If Congress doesn’t extend the credits, they will expire at the end of the year, which would more than double what subsidized enrollees currently pay for premiums, according to an analysis by

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