Global National: June 30, 2026 | US expected to reject CUSMA trade deal extension

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Canada's trade tensions with the U.S. are about to come to a head. Tuesday marks the set date for the first formal review of CUSMA – Canada’s free trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico, which President Donald Trump signed and celebrated during his first term six years ago. But the Trump administration is now expected to announce the U.S. does not want to extend the deal. Mackenzie Gray explains where it leaves Canada’s relationship with our largest trading partner. In Western Canada, most of Alberta and some communities in neighbouring provinces are experiencing poor air quality Tuesday night – all stemming from wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. It was a scary night for some residents in northern areas as out-of-control wildfires came dangerously close, after burning just seven kilometres west of Fort Simpson. The fire grew to an estimated whopping 10,000 hectares before a well-timed shift in the wind may have saved the community. However, as Heather

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