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16 September 2026

E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both

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E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both

Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.

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