Carney visits Europe: Can Canada seek refuge with the EU amid US trade war?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Europe this week as his country seeks a closer strategic alliance with the European Union amid its bitter trade war with the United States.At the same time, once-reliable transatlantic relations between Europe and Washington have been strained by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and his aggressive bid to acquire Greenland, as well as the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran, which European countries have refused to join.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mark Carney pitches Canada to global investors amid US trade warlist 2 of 4Apple changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in maps applist 3 of 4How Canadians are bracing for the impact of Trump’s trade warlist 4 of 4Why has the Netherlands moved $10bn of its gold from the US?end of listCarney is set to visit Strasbourg in France, and Liverpool in the United Kingdom between September 15 and September 17, according to an official statement.Here’s what we know about his European ambitions:A family walks past a sign reading ‘Lake Ontario, Now and Always’, unveiled by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Fifty Point Conservation Area near Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, ...