Trading card hobby in Canada impacted by mounting trade war centred around U.S.

MISSISSAUGA — The international trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump has complicated collecting trading cards in Canada. Several facets of the hobby have been impacted by the shifting web of tariffs between Canada, China, and the United States, with distributors, retailers, resellers, auction houses and collectors riding the highs and lows. Jeff MacDougall, the general manager of 401 Games in Toronto and Vaughan, Ont., said that virtually every aspect of his business has been affected. "There's a lot of things that it's getting tagged on to, primarily Pokémon cards, Magic (the Gathering) cards, sports cards, Yu-gi-oh cards are…