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A statement from the Prime Minister&#8217;s Office said Carney updated the premiers on the status of engagement with the Trump administration on the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known as CUSMA. Earlier Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is &#8220;not looking to renew&#8221; CUSMA, indicating the United States will blow past a July 1 deadline for renewal. 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