Carney welcomes EU's 'associate member' plan, while Trump lashes out

STRASBOURG, FRANCE — Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the European Unions’ invitation to become its first ever “associate member,” pitching Canadian energy and critical minerals in exchange for knocking down trade and travel barriers as well as deeper integration on tech, defence and artificial intelligence.On Thursday morning, Carney delivered a speech to hundreds of members of European Parliament (MEP) members as well as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen at the European