This morning reports have emerged in US media that Mark Carney will head to the White House on Tuesday next week, to meet with US President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Trump told the media he would be meeting Carney within the next week.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to Washington next week for his first meeting with President Trump. The meeting, set for Tuesday, comes just days after Carney's Liberal Party pulled off a comeback win in an election many saw as a response to Trump's ongoing trade battles and threats against Canadian sovereignty,

President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that he congratulated Canada's Liberal Prime Minister, Mark Carney, on his election victory and announced that Carney will visit the White House "within the week.