Canada's Trade Countdown & Global Stand: Five Things That Mattered Today

The high-stakes Canada-U.S. trade negotiations took a pessimistic turn Friday as three senior government sources admitted the two sides are "very far apart." With sweeping new American tariffs looming on August 19, the Carney government is reportedly shifting its focus from a comprehensive deal to a desperate interim agreement to avoid the $30 billion hit. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer didn't mince words,...