Canada's foreign affairs minister is heading out of town for what could turn out to be a pivotal trade mission to Washington.

When Chrystia Freeland arrives in D.C. today, she will attempt to tackle a trifecta of trade troubles threatening the Canada-U.S. relationship.

Freeland's primary objective is to rekindle NAFTA negotiations, which stalled after high-level talks broke off earlier this month. 

But she also will attempt to secure for Canada a permanent exemption from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum set to kick in on June 1...

This was excerpted from the 29 May 2018 edition of CBC News.