Canadian PM to visit White House to talk tariffs | Business

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, Oct 7, 2025 (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to visit Washington again Tuesday in hopes of convincing President Donald Trump to ease US tariffs that are negatively impacting Canada's economy. In Carney's "working visit" to the White House -- his second trip since winning office in April -- the 60-year-old former banker seeks to restore bilateral relations and discuss "shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the US," Ottawa said in a statement. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed the visit, saying Monday: "I'm sure trade will be a topic of discussion tomorrow, and all of the other issues that are facing both Canada and the United States." Unlike other...