TORONTO - Premiers remain at odds over how best to respond to U.S. tariffs, a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney left a meeting in Washington without announcing any breakthroughs on a deal.

Speaking at a conference in Toronto hosted by BMO and Eurasia Group, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he remains prepared to cut off shipments of energy, minerals and other exports if the U.S. doesn't relent on tariffs.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, also speaking at the U.S.-Canada Summit, said she still doesn't support halting shipments south.

Smith said her approach, and what she's hearing more from Carney, is instead to keep trying to convince U.S. President Trump of the importance of the free flow of Canadian products, and how that helps the United States.

She said it's important to cultivate

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