Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the North American country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.S. and redefine its foreign policy in pursuit of new markets.
Carney visits Asia to forge new alliances and reduce U.S. dependence
Trump says talks with Canada off after ad invokes Reagan as free-trader
U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Friday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster.
Cattle group asks Canada to break off U.K. trade agreement
Canadian Cattle Association cites little effort to fix ‘non-tariff barriers,’ which they say have already been a problem for getting Canadian beef market access to the U.K.
Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation travels to summit in Mexico to enhance trade relations between Canada, U.S. and Mexico
$571 million in Alberta agri-food exports were exported to Mexico in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Minister RJ Sigurdson visited Mexico as part of the Canadian delegation to the 2025 Tri-National Agricultural Accord.
Trump urges U.S. cattle ranchers to lower prices as he touts tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on cattle ranchers to lower prices
Rules-based trading system at risk of derailment, says UN chief
The head of the United Nations said on Wednesday that the global trade system was facing major challenges due to tariffs, with developing countries worst affected.
Carney cautious about report of potential Canadian trade deal with U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday expressed caution after a newspaper reported he might soon sign a trade deal on steel and aluminum with the U.S., saying “I wouldn’t overplay it.”
Canada needs presence to break into Asia-Pacific trade: speakers
Canada has lacked focus and targeted commitment in burgeoning ASEAN market: expert
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada wants trade in southeast Asia, but experts say more focus, commitment and consistent presence in the ASEAN region is needed.
Canada offers tariff relief to some steel, aluminum products from U.S., China
Canada offered tariff relief on some steel and aluminum products imported from the U.S. and China, a government document showed, in efforts to help domestic businesses battered by a trade war on two fronts.
Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands
Earlier this week Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries.
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