President Donald Trump's choice to be U.S. ambassador to Canada on Thursday said that America’s northern neighbor is a sovereign state, showing some daylight with Trump on the issue. The president has insisted that Canada would be better off as the United States' newest member.

Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union says nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade discussions and that the U.S. president wants immediate change on his irritants like dairy and auto manufacturing.

President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa said on Thursday he views Canada as an independent nation, pledging to respect its sovereignty amid a global trade war and hostile rhetoric that has roiled diplomatic relations.

If confirmed, the former Michigan congressman will become ambassador at a fraught time in U.S.-Canada relations

Worsening relations with three of the United States’ biggest trading partners dominated a Senate hearing for the would-be U.S. ambassadors to Canada, Mexico and Japan.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada says this country is an independent state. Pete Hoekstra was pressed on the issue during his confirmation hearing in Washington today, given threats by Trump to annex Canada and his suggestion that the country would be better off as a U.S. state.