Carney speaks with Trump, calls trade negotiations ‘very intense and delicate’: Live tariff updates here.

Trade negotiations are coming down to the wire. Just two days remain until U.S. President Donald Trump’s new wave of tariffs hit Canadian exports.

The threat is 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods; the real target is leverage before North America’s trade pact is remade.

First Up: Carney warns of ‘delicate’ U.S. trade talks as Trump’s tariff deadline looms  Toronto Star

Canada is racing to strike a deal with the Trump administration on Tuesday before a midnight deadline to avoid a 50% tariff on billions of dollars worth of exports to the US.

Mark Carney will need to sell Canadians on any concessions made to the US as negotiators scramble to reach a deal to avoid Trump’s latest tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he expects to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump before Wednesday's tariff deadline. Speaking to reporters in St. John's, Carney said Canada and the U.S. will have opportunities over the next two days to discuss negotiations.

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Canadian prime minister plans call with US president before a Wednesday deadline for levies on $20bn of trade