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CP NewsAlert: Carney has phone call with Trump amid bilateral tensions

  • Kelly Geraldine Malone

  • Canadian Press

  • August 21, 2025

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Cliff Owen

WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Mark Carney had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump today.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office called the call "productive and wide-ranging" and said the leaders discussed current trade challenges, opportunities and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship.

More to come.