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.

The prime minister will attend two meetings and visit three countries as part of his plan to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S.

The Ontario Premier is pulling the TV ad that used former President Ronald Reagan's words to criticize U.S. tariffs, after talking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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.

US President Trump ruled out a meeting with Canadian PM Mark Carney during their upcoming Asia trip and confirmed he had terminated trade negotiations with Canada, calling the actions behind a controversial Canadian advertisement "dishonest".

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sets off on his first official visit to Asia on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada.

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 .