The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that many Canadians have been trying to shop more locally in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, including threats of sweeping levies as high as 35 per cent on Canadian imports starting Aug. 1. The Globe's Mariya Postelnyak writes that avoiding American megachains has often been challenging in the back-to-school category. Canadian parents expect to spend more on back-to-school shopping this year, and some financial advisers and retail strategists say parents and students are unlikely to save much by snapping up sharpened pencils, calculators and the like early, and may even end up spending more than if they wait. A June report from Retail Council of Canada and Caddle, a rewards app, found that about 67 per cent of parents surveyed had either started or planned to start back-to-school shopping in late spring or early summer. The so-called "Black Friday in Summer" sales included Amazon's Prime Day promotion from July 8 to July 11, alongside deals from competitors that are playing catch-up. Canadian parents are actively seeking deals, with mass merchandisers such as Walmart Canada remaining the go-to starting point, according to the Caddle survey.