
US President Donald Trump said the United States is close to making a trade deal with Canada, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said work remains and Washington dropped some demands, following months of reciprocal tariffs between the two countries.
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Canada and the US have imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on each other in recent months.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was close to making a trade deal with Canada, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said work remained to be done and that Washington had dropped some demands.
"Canada is very good, we're going to make a deal with Canada very soon. We're going to make a great deal," Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
Canada and the US have slapped billions of dollars in tariffs on each other in recent months.
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A US-Canada trade deal will be reached soon
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