Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the two countries are close to reaching a trade agreement. If a deal is not reached by Friday, Trump's new 50 per cent tariffs on selected Canadian items will kick in. 

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