Carney reports progress in Canada's trade talks with Trump days before US midterms

Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a constructive conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about a potential trade deal, days before the U.S. midterm elections. Carney said the conversation built on recent discussions about the outlines of a deal that would create jobs, lower costs for families and protect Canada's languages, culture and sovereignty. PBS NewsHour reported that Trump talked up the concept of a deal. Al Jazeera reported that Carney announced progress in the Canada-US trade deal talks ahead of Tuesday's US midterm elections, and Seeking Alpha reported that Trump and Carney had revived the U.S.-Canada trade talks ahead of the midterms.

Timeline

1. PBS NewsHour

   1 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTCSource ↗

   PBS NewsHour reports that Carney said the conversation with Trump built on recent discussions about the outlines of a deal that would create jobs, lower costs for families and protect Canada's languages, culture and sovereignty, and that Trump talked up the concept of a deal, days before the U.S. midterms.

2. Seeking Alpha

   1 Nov 2026, 20:14 UTCSource ↗

   Seeking Alpha reports that Trump and Carney revived U.S.-Canada trade talks ahead of the midterms.

3. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 21:01 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Carney announced progress in Canada-US trade deal talks ahead of Tuesday's US midterm elections.

4. ABC News

   2 Nov 2026, 00:26 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News reports that Carney says he had a constructive conversation with Trump about a potential trade deal, days before the U.S. midterms.