The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc plans to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week, just days after Ottawa announced it will remove some retaliatory tariffs on the United States. The Globe's Nojoud Al Mallees and Mark Rendell write that the meeting is happening as talks between the two countries seemingly enter a new phase, after an Aug. 1 negotiation deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump did not result in a trade deal. "I will meet with Secretary Lutnick," Mr. LeBlanc told Radio-Canada on Monday. "There are discussions happening at all levels. We're trying to get, I hope, a deal that will put us in a better situation than we're in right now." The Carney government appears to have shifted its focus from securing a broad trade deal to seeking relief for the aluminum, steel and auto sectors, which have been hammered by steep U.S. tariffs. It is also casting an eye toward preserving the USMCA, which has so far proved crucial to limiting economic damage in the trade war. Asked Friday whether Mr. Trump had told him the move to lift retaliatory tariffs would help kick-start trade negotiations, Mr. Carney said, "Yes."