OTTAWA—In their first phone call in nearly two months — a conversation initiated by Mark Carney — Canada’s prime minister and U.S. President Donald Trump had a “productive and wide-ranging” discussion amid a stagnating trade dispute that continues to show no sign of ending.

A government source, speaking to the Star on the condition they not be named, characterized the call as “lengthy and substantive.”

An official readout of the conversation from the Prime Minister’s Office notes the pair discussed “current trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.”

The leaders also spoke about Trump’s “leadership to support long-term peace and security for Ukraine and Europe” and “agreed to reconvene shortly.”

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