The son of Darren Stevenson, a Winnipeg man who was severely injured in a suspected gas explosion at a beachside resort in Hawaii late last week, says it's a miracle his father is even alive.

The trade war with America’s neighbors started as imports from Canada and Mexico and are now taxed at 25-percent. There’s also the 10-percent tariff that was placed on Chinese imports last month that has now doubled to 20-percent.

U.S. President Donald Trump said 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada will take effect today, pushing North America closer to a regional trade war and sending financial markets reeling.