Washington and Ottawa are pushing to finalize an agreement before steep new US tariffs were due to kick in on Saturday. President Donald Trump has said the US "should be able to have a deal with Canada."

Trump announced a three-day pause on 50% tariffs on Canadian imports worth up to $28 billion as both nations rush to finalize a provisional trade

OTTAWA - Canada and the U.S. averted an escalation in the trade tensions with an agreement to continue hammering out a deal that would prevent new American tariffs from taking

Senior Canadian officials are looking to make a deal to avoid new 50 percent U.S. tariffs.