Carney Rejects Sector-by-Sector Trade Deals as Trump's August 19 Deadline Looms

Prime Minister Mark Carney declared Canada is "not interested" in narrow, sector-by-sector trade agreements with the United States, setting the stage for a high-stakes confrontation before President Donald Trump's August 19 deadline for new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Speaking from a Rio Tinto aluminum facility in Quebec's Saguenay region on Thursday, Carney argued that addressing only isolated industries would undermine Canada's broader...