Canada's efforts to strike a trade deal with Donald Trump are being watched especially closely in Europe, where the EU negotiated a deal that locked in U.S. tariffs but has failed to deliver on the trade certainty the continent was demanding.
U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe spoke with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday ?of a trip that U.S. President Donald Trump described as "semi-routine."
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canadians must double down on their diplomatic efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers and citizens that the escalating trade war is destructive for everyone on both sides of the border.