Canada looks to ride out trade storm

OTTAWA - Canada moved to tamp down spiking tensions with the United States on Tuesday, brushing aside a warning by US President Donald Trump that it will pay for Justin Trudeau's G7 summit remarks.

Trudeau struck a steady-as-he-goes pose after Trump's latest dig, saying: "I'm going to stay focused on defending jobs for Canadians and supporting Canadian interests."

And Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is traveling to Washington on Wednesday to try to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement, also emphasized the need for calm.