OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office — part of his government’s effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a region that’s feeling increasingly squeezed between the U.S. and China.

Carney will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, better known as ASEAN, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend both events and world leaders will be vying for his attention.

On Thursday, Trump posted on social media, saying he is terminating trade negotiations with Canada because of television advertisements pushing back on his tariffs. The president was referring to the ad campaign paid for by the Ontario government to air across multiple America

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