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France and Canada deepen economic and defense ties

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have announced plans to deepen economic ties between their countries following a meeting at the weekend. Macron welcomed Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland. The two leaders discussed opportunities to share infrastructure in the space and defence sectors, as Canada’s trade relationship with the US deteriorates and Europe looks to diversify its energy supplies. Bryan Quinn has more.

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Macron and Carney press conference in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

From his arrival on Saturday night, Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed French sovereignty over the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. He then welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday for an unprecedented visit to this small French territory of the North Atlantic, intended to reaffirm the unity of Canada, France and Europeans in the face of Donald Trump's recurring blows. Follow their live speech.

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In San Pedro and Miquelon, Macron and Carney defend sovereignty and cooperation between France and Canada

This Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron received Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in San Pedro and Miquelon, a French North Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The symbolic visit serves to strengthen cooperation in sectors such as fishing, security and energy, and to ratify French sovereignty in the territory, weeks after Donald Trump published an image in which the islands appeared covered by an American flag.

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Macron, Carney hail new chapter in France-Canada ties at symbolic archipelago meeting

French President ​Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on ​Sunday called for stronger bilateral ties in the face of new global threats at a meeting on Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Canada's Newfoundland. The first-ever visit by a Canadian leader to the North Atlantic archipelago came as both countries have increasingly awkward relations with the US.

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Macron will meet Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Emmanuel Macron will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday 20 September, a few weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image of the archipelago covered by the American flag.

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The French enclave in front of Canada focuses attention on Carney's visit and tension with Trump

On Saturday, September 19, President Emmanuel Macron began a symbolic visit to San Pedro and Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, where he will receive Mark Carney. The first visit in the history of a Canadian Prime Minister to that archipelago takes place at a time when Carney has marked a turn in Ottawa's foreign policy towards Europe, amid the growing tensions with Donald Trump.

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Macron and Carney to hold talks on strengthening Canada-France ties

French President Emmanuel Macron ⁠visited the French territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on Sunday, where he will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the archipelago covered by the American flag.

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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: Macron and Carney want to display "the sovereignty of nations"

A small, isolated but strategic French archipelago at the edge of the North Atlantic: Emmanuel Macron travels from this Saturday, September 19 to Monday, September 21, to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, where he will display, alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, the unity of Canada, France and Europeans and the "sovereignty of nations" facing the blows of Donald Trump.

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France's Macron hosts Canadian PM Carney amid US tensions

President Emmanuel Macron embarks on a rare and symbolic visit to a remote French territory in the North Atlantic on Saturday, hosting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at a time of growing tensions with Washington. This comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU’s first associate member. Analysis by Guillaume Lavoie, associate member of the Raoul-Dandurand chair in strategic and diplomatic studies.

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Canada's Carney holds firm against Trump tariffs

Canada is facing new US import penalties after Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to match US tariffs on China. Other countries are watching as the Trump trade clash turns into a fight over economic sovereignty.