On Friday, Canada is set to announce the removal of numerous retaliatory tariffs on American goods as a goodwill gesture to re-energise trade talks with Washington, a source told reporters.
The tariffs on U.S. autos, steel and aluminum will remain in place for now due to ongoing sensitivities. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make the announcement at a press conference.
The development boosted the Canadian dollar, which rose 0.5% to C$1.3837 per U.S. dollar (72.27 U.S. cents) by late morning.
Ottawa has been negotiating with Washington for months on a new economic and security framework, though the two sides remain far from reaching a deal.
Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday in what his office described as a “productive” conversation, the first since June. His office did not comment further on Friday’s planned announcement.
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China later this month, marking the first visit by a Canadian leader since 2017.
Iran has declared the Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation in response to Canada’s decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, escalating already tense relations between the two countries.
Canada will provide an additional $2.5 billion in economic aid to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, as he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a stopover in Halifax.
The year 2025 witnessed a series of serious aviation accidents across multiple continents, involving commercial airliners, cargo aircraft, military jets and general aviation planes.
Timothée Chalamet won the Golden Globe for best male actor in a musical or comedy on Sunday for his role in Marty Supreme, beating strong competition in one of the night’s most closely watched categories.
Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano is showing increased activity, with lava flowing from two summit craters and flames, smoke and ash rising from the caldera.
Bob Weir, the rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family has said.
The United States’ actions in Venezuela have clearly demonstrated not only that Latin America remains firmly in Washington’s geopolitical orbit, but also that the U.S. is the only global superpower.
Israel has sharply escalated its warnings to Lebanon amid rising regional tensions linked to Iran, according to a report by the Lebanese newspaper Nida Al Watan.
The UK government will introduce a new criminal offence this week targeting the creation of non-consensual intimate images, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced on Monday, amid growing concerns over AI-generated deepfakes.
Apple will use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models for its revamped Siri voice assistant later this year, in a multi-year deal that strengthens the tech giants’ partnership and boosts Alphabet’s position in the race against OpenAI.
The United Nations’ top court has begun hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority.
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday, a senior White House official confirmed.
Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has condemned what he described as another attempt by external forces to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs during a phone call with Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
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