Big Headlines: There could finally be an off-ramp to the Canada-U.S. trade war with Prime Minister Carney and President Trump saying a deal could be done soon
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Big Headlines: There could finally be an off-ramp to the Canada-U.S. trade war with Prime Minister Carney and President Trump saying a deal could be done soon

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 2, 20267 min
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frequency podcast network stories that matter podcast that resonate there could finally be an off-ramp to the Canada US trade war with Prime Minister Carney and President Trump saying a deal could be done soon hi I'm Maria Kastain in for Vergesh Dave this is big headlines everything you need to know to be in the

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know in just five minutes. Prime Minister Carney and President Trump are both suggesting a trade deal between the U.S. and Canada is imminent a day before the U.S.

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midterms. Trump says the countries have the concept of a very good deal and are very close to reaching one. The president told reporters in Iowa that the American farmer aims to benefit.

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