“How a New Brunswick island is caught in the middle of the Canada-U.S. trade war”

Key points

• Campobello Island residents cross into Maine for groceries and gas due to limited local options.
• A 25 percent tariff on U.S. goods was temporarily applied to the island before an exemption.
• A truckload of supplies was turned back by U.S. border officials last month.
• The island’s brewery shut down citing the tariffs as a contributing factor.
• Local officials say decisions in Ottawa and Washington directly affect Campobello's daily life.