Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney embarks on his first official visit to Asia on Friday in an attempt to deepen trade and security ties at a time when the North American country is struggling to lessen its overwhelming dependence on the U.

Carney reiterated the decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship between the Canadian and U.S. economies is now over.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pitching Canada as a reliable partner for Southeast Asia, one that's committed to rules-based trade at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is rewriting

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is challenging U.S. President Donald Trump to make a friendly wager on the outcome of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Many of our former strengths — based on close ties to America — have become our vulnerabilities," said Canada's leader.

Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters that Canada will not permit unfair US access to its markets if current trade talks do not yield progress, emphasizing, “If we ultimately don’t make progress in these various sectors, we’re going to do what’s necessary to protect our workers,” according to BNN Bloomberg .

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians should be ready for some challenges and sacrifices in a speech outlining some of his government’s priorities for the upcoming federal budget. Carney touted that his government is preparing to build a stronger economy against the backdrop of a more dynamic, a more competitive, a more hostile world.