The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone Thursday -- the first high-profile contact between Ottawa and Washington since they failed to reach a trade agreement three weeks ago. A triple-bylined item led by Mark Rendell reports that the Canadian side said the talks were productive and wide-ranging, touching on trade, security and Ukraine. There have been few updates on the trade front since the two countries blew past Mr. Trump's Aug. 1 deadline without reaching any agreement to address tariffs and other trade irritants. Instead, Mr. Trump increased the blanket tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent from 25 per cent, while maintaining a crucial carve-out for products that comply with continental free-trade agreement rules. There are some hints that Washington is open to arrangements that reduce tariffs applied to steel, aluminum, cars and copper, at least on the aluminum sector. Canada provides a huge portion of the U.S.'s aluminum, for which there is no obvious replacement. For instance, Ford F-150 trucks made in the United States rely on Canadian aluminum, a problem U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke of last month.