Mark Carney appeared "like a waiter showing a guest to their table" as he met with Donald Trump ahead of the G7 summit on Monday — a move that may have been "a mocking gesture"

By David Ljunggren KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -In a surprise move, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday he had agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that their two nations should try to wrap up a new economic and security deal within 30 days.

The U.S. and Canada have set a deadline to agree to a trade deal within 30 days following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney during the G7 summit. “The leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within the coming 30 days,

U.S. President Donald Trump was embarrassingly cut off by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference at the G7 summit, which Canada is hosting

The media was subsequently ushered out of the room while Mr Trump made a peculiar gesture with his right hand, waving his fingers.

President Donald Trump pushed U.S. relations with Canada to the brink with a barrage of damaging tariffs, political attacks and relentless talk of taking it as the 51st state by “economic force.” The man Canadians elected to counter the effort is now quietly trying to reel him back.

President Donald Trump will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit at 9 a.m. The G7 summit will be Carney’s first international gathering since being elected as prime minister in March.

As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to pass legislation to fast-track major projects, the chief executive of the company planning Canada’s largest uranium mine currently under development in northern Saskatchewan is hoping its project will be a beneficiary.

"If I may say, from a Canadian perspective, the strength of the ties between our countries are great," Carney told South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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On PM Narendra Modi's visit to Canada, Sunny Sharma, a businessman and a member of the Indian diaspora, said, "... PM Modi is coming here at the request of Mark Carney. In other words, the G7 needs