Canada braces as tariff deadline looms and talks with US ‘chaos machine’ drag

Ottawa is still trying to find a trade deal with Washington to avoid heavy tariffs as 1 August deadline approachesUS politics live – latest updatesAfter months of tariff threats from the US and escalating trade tensions that have sowed anger in Canada and fractured a once-close alliance, the country is now fast approaching a 1 August deadline to reach a deal with the Trump administration – which has shown no signs of backing down.And observers are keeping a close eye on negotiations this week to determine whether too large a chasm has grown between the countries, resulting in what could be an explosive end to what was decades of free-flowing trade. Continue reading...

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