Big gap remains between Canada and U.S. in ongoing trade talks: source

Canada and the United States are not close to signing a trade deal to reduce current tariffs and avoid new American tariffs coming into place next week, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trade negotiations. The distance on a potential deal comes after a week of negotiations in Washington, labelled by multiple sources as constructive, with negotiators on both sides “nerding out” and reviewing individual tariffs on a line-by-line basis. Even then, the source told Global News, there is still a way to go before any deal could be struck. Global News has agreed not to identify…