Washington: Relations between the United States and Canada are sinking to new lows as US President Donald Trump abandons trade talks and accuses his northern neighbour of interfering in American democracy with a “fake” television commercial.

However, on Saturday (AEDT) Doug Ford, premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, which was behind the controversial campaign, said he would pull the ad from Monday so that trade talks could resume.

Pope Leo XIV lamented deteriorating relations between the US and Canada after being asked a question by a Canadian bishop. Credit: AP

The stoush has even attracted the attention of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, who lamented during a meeting at the Vatican that the US and Canada were “experiencing great difficulties”.

“Two countries that

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