Donald Trump has accused Canada of wanting the benefits of being a US state while maintaining its independence.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Dominic LeBlanc said talks between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump were “more detailed” than previous discussions and the two sides talked about "quickly" landing deals for those sectors.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended trade negotiations with the United States after rejecting additional U.S. demands, putting Donald Trump’s pressure

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on October 7, 2025. Carney's meeting com

Two weeks before proposed 50% tariffs take effect, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney turned US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric back on him, calling trade talks with the United States “nasty.”

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney ​spoke with US president ​Donald Trump on Monday, Mr Carney's office said, as Canada tried to hash out a last-minute deal to avert new 50pc tariffs from taking effect on Wednesday.

It appeared likely that some kind of acceptable agreement would be hammered out before U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday. Prime Minister Mark Carney had even asked Ontario and the other provinces to begin restocking U.S. alcohol on liquor store shelves.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that "everything’s on the table" if President Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariffs take effect, while Ottawa intensifies negotiations before the Aug.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney turned a technical mishap into a pointed jab at U.S. President Donald Trump after his teleprompter cut out mid-speech during a housing announcement at a construction site in Toronto. PM Carney trolls Donald Trump: "I ...