Carney and Trump remain apart on tariffs and 51st state after White House talks

Mark Carney and Donald Trump (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP)

US president Donald Trump and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the two countries.

The two kept it civil, but as for Mr Trump’s calls to make Canada the 51st US state, Mr Carney insisted his nation was “not for sale” and Mr Trump shot back: “Time will tell.”