{
  "id": 4903706,
  "title": "‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/stop-trying-to-be-tough-carney-fires-back-at-trump-as-us-canada-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/carney-trump-canada-trade-talks-538688b715c16bb42ecaef93d25c3db2"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called on the Trump administration to cease \"doing memes, stopping shade-throwing and stop trying to be tough\" during trade talks, as tensions escalated. Carney urged the U.S. to engage in serious negotiations, or risk the gradual decline and eventual extinction of Canadian industries. His remarks followed a series of hostile U.S. actions, such as renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" and posting disparaging social media content. U.S. officials have argued that Canada cannot retaliate due to the size of the American economy. Carney dismissed the post as \"beneath their office,\" while the Pentagon defended its inclusion.",
  "summary": "TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Carney says Trump and his cabinet should stop 'throwing shade' and get serious about a deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/carney-says-trump-and-his-cabinet-should-stop-throwing-shade-and-get",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Mark Carney tells US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/mark-carney-tells-us-to-start-being-serious-amid-escalating-trade-war",
        "published": "2026-09-01T15:48:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Carney tells U.S. to stop ‘doing memes’ and ‘throwing shade’ as war of words escalates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/carney-tells-u-s-to-stop-doing-memes-and-throwing-shade-as-war-of",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:06:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Canada's Carney says US needs to start being serious before trade talks can resume",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/canadas-carney-says-us-needs-to-start-being-serious-before-trade",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:24:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "‘Stop trying to be tough’: Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/stop-trying-to-be-tough-carney-fires-back-at-trump-as-us-canada-trade-4905191",
        "published": "2026-09-01T17:28:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Carney fires back at Trump as US-Canada trade fight escalates: ‘stop trying to be tough’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/carney-fires-back-at-trump-as-us-canada-trade-fight-escalates-stop",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:00:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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