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A trade deal on steel, aluminum and energy could be ready for Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump to sign at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit later this month, two sources say.

Robert Fife reports that such a deal would offer long-sought relief for the Canadian metals industry, which has been among the hardest hit in this country by U.S. tariffs .

And any trade relief would ease pressure on Carney, who ran in the spring federal election campaign on his ability to manage Canada’s economy at a time of rising U.S. protectionism but has failed to reach an agreement over the course of summer negotiations with Trump.

But the sources say the Americans are not ready to make any

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