Carney says Canada is ‘strong’ as US borrowing costs rise and Europe ties deepen
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday cast Canada as moving quickly beyond its historical reliance on the United States after a whirlwind week in which he embraced the prospect of becoming the European Union’s first associate member. Carney, who returned from Europe on Thursday night, said Canada and Europe had “launched […]
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