Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning of "massive disruption" and job losses on both sides of the border if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose auto tariffs, as NAFTA talks resume in Washington today.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has returned to the U.S. capital to continue negotiations with her counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Both sides are working to reach agreement on the final contentious issues by the end of the month, but Freeland will be leaving the talks at some point to join her Liberal colleagues in Saskatoon for a caucus retreat.

Speaking to a Winnipeg radio station ahead of those talks, Trudeau again said that Canada would only sign on to a deal that is in the country's best interests.

Asked about President Trump's vow to slap tariffs on Canadian auto imports if no NAFTA deal is reached, Trudeau insisted he won't bow to threats...

Trudeau warned that Trump's threatened "punitive tariffs" would be devastating not just to the Canadian auto industry, but also to American automakers...

Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, worked to downplay the divisions and stress the two nations' long history of mutual support during a speech in Gander, Nfld., to mark the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"Forget what you read about NAFTA negotiations and Twitter wars, that's not who we are. Sure, it's business and it's important, but Gander is the place that — in a snapshot — illustrates the Canada-U.S. relationship," she said...

This was excerpted from the 11 September 2018 2018 edition of the CBC News.