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The White House says further trade negotiations with Ottawa are “futile” if Canadians “can’t be serious,” after U.S. President Donald Trump terminated the talks. Trump announced Thursday night he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of an Ontario government television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he called “egregious.”White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement to Global News on Friday that the “misleadingly edited” ad “is the latest example of how Canadian officials would rather play games than engage with the Administration.”“The Trump Administration has repeatedly sought to address Canada’s longstanding, unfair trade barriers,” Desai said. “These good-faith efforts with Canadian officials have not led to any constructive progress.“As President Trump made ...

In a late-night social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is terminating all trade talks with Canada over a television ad against tariffs.In his Truth Social post, Trump blamed an “egregious” television ad paid for and run by the Ontario government on American television networks.The ad, featuring images of Americans from all walks of life going about their days over swelling music, is set to several clips from a 1987 radio address by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan.In the speech, Reagan spoke about “free and fair trade,” and about how he views the risks of tariffs and protectionism against tariffs the U.S. was imposing at the time on Japanese goods. Story continues below advertisement The speech in its entirety lasted roughly five minutes, wh...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be afraid to make a World Series bet with him as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I think he’s afraid to make a bet. He doesn’t like to lose,” Carney joked Thursday when reporters asked him about a possible wager as he stopped by the Jays’ practice at the Rogers Centre.“He hasn’t called, he hasn’t returned my call yet on the bet so I’m ready,” Carney said. “We’re ready to make a bet with the U.S.”Earlier Thursday, Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both predicted the Blue Jays will win the World Series in six games, though so far neither has plans to attend in person.Ford said at the end of a press conference at a nuclear plant with Carney that he would be watching Friday’s game from his “man cave...