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CP NewsAlert: LeBlanc returning to Washington to meet with Greer

  • The Canadian Press staff

  • Canadian Press

  • August 20, 2026

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, speak to reporters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, the day after the Trump administration temporarily delayed tariffs on Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

OTTAWA -- Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is heading back to Washington to meet again with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at 12:15 p.m. ET as work continues to finalize a deal to avert a new round of U.S. tariffs.

LeBlanc was in Ottawa Wednesday to brief Prime Minister Mark Carney on the status of talks and take part in a virtual cabinet meeting that was followed by a briefing with the premiers.

More coming.