WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

LeBlanc's office said the minister spent around 90 minutes with Lutnick on Tuesday in a constructive meeting where they spoke about specific proposals and items that have been put on the table.

Negotiations about more technical aspects will now continue between Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman — who is also Canada's chief negotiator — and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

This weeks' progress came after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs in an effort to intensify talks to ease pressures from U.S. Preside

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