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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement<\/a> that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs, with a senior Canadian official calling the emerging terms \u201ca very good deal for Canada\u201d while cautioning that negotiations were not complete.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump said the agreement was \u201cvery fair\u201d to both sides and predicted U.S. farmers and manufacturers would benefit. The tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports have been postponed until 12:01 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

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