America 'not at war' with Canada, insists U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted his country is "not at war" with Canada, then proceeded to mock the threat Canada could pose to his country with "submarines from the Edmonton mall."
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Global News · Aug 31, 2026 at 12:16 PM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 44m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 55m
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CBC NewsTier A
America 'not at war' with Canada, insists U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
‘We’re not at war with Canada,’ U.S. treasury secretary says(opens original report in a new tab)Strong majorities of Canadians support the federal government walking away from U.S. trade talks and hitting back with retaliatory tariffs, a new poll suggests. — Global News
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Story updateCoverage went from 1 to 2 sources
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 85.6 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 32.1 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
Filed under Politics · US & Canada · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: United States (81), Canada (21), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (none), Trade (15), Canada US (none).
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