Overview

• Global Affairs Canada and the U.S. State Department said the talks covered Haiti, Gaza, Ukraine and mechanisms to counter China’s coercive activity.
• Neither side’s readout referenced tariff discussions after President Donald Trump raised duties on Canadian goods to 35 percent.
• Saskatchewan’s premier and federal officials were set to meet in Saskatoon to respond to China’s nearly 76 percent tariff on Canadian canola seed.
• Air Canada projected 97 percent of domestic flights and 99 percent of U.S. flights operating over the next day, with international routes recovering more slowly.
• Ukraine reported one of its largest aerial barrages this year, saying Russia launched 574 drones and 40 missiles with casualties in western regions.