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Carney visits Saudi amid tepid interest in Canada

July 8, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Saudi Arabia, where personal connections matter in diplomacy, according to Gulf expert Thomas Juneau. He says the U.S. war on Iran has Saudi Arabia seeking new partners, creating "real but limited interest" in Canada. (July 8, 2026)


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Amid the confusion over precisely what deal Canada struck with the U.S. to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has weighed in on social media with his own calculations. “The USA struck a great deal with respect to the Gordie Howe Bridge,” he wrote in a social media post on Saturday. “Before this deal we got NOTHING. Now, the U.S. gets 50% of net revenues until 2041 and a say in setting the tolls. Our share is before interest and principal.” He added: “This is the Art of the Deal in action,” a reference to Donald Trump’s 1987 memoir and...
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