Canada hopeful NAFTA talks can continue, sees some progress

Officials trying to hammer out differences over how to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have made some progress and hope politicians decide the process should continue, Steve Verheul, Canada's chief negotiator, told Reuters on Saturday.The United States, Canada and Mexico are due to finish the sixth of seven planned rounds of NAFTA talks on Monday, with several major issues far from being resolved.U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freel