Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
The US and Canada are nearing a trade agreement that aims to resolve ongoing irritants, including tariffs on steel, aluminum, and cars. Prime Minister Mark Carney has requested that Canadian provinces lift boycotts on US alcohol as part of the deal's progress.
Why it matters
A successful resolution would stabilize North American trade relations and provide economic certainty for key manufacturing and agricultural sectors.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter @DLeBlancNB on X Pictured with his Canadian counterpart Dominic LeBlanc (L), US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer (R) said the deal eliminated several trade irritants Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canadian provinces to restore US alcohol to the shelves of supermarkets as a trade deal with the US edges closer.
Trade negotiators met on Wednesday for the third time in as many days after Trump paused a new wave of tariffs he had threatened to impose overnight on a range of Canadian goods.
Details on what the agreement includes have not yet been announced, but the premier of Nova Scotia said Carney had asked for an end to the boycott of US whiskey and other drinks.
Reports suggest the deal may cover Canadian steel, aluminium and cars, in addition to US alcohol.
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