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21 August 2026

Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

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Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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