Three days away from the target date for all three countries to officially sign the revised North American trade agreement, Canada and the United States are still haggling over what the deal actually says.

An annex on duties Canada imposes on U.S. dairy, egg and poultry products that was posted online by the Trump administration contained language that differed from what Canadian negotiators believed they'd agreed to at the table. Confronted with the discrepancy, the American side stuck to its guns.

The clock is ticking down fast: Nov. 30, the intended signing date, is this Friday.

"Discussion around and work on the signing is ongoing," wrote Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's spokesperson Adam Austen today, promising more details when things are finalized...

This was excerpted from the 27 November 2018 edition of CBC News.