By David Ljunggren and Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will remove many retaliatory import tariffs on U.S. goods and intensify talks with the United States on striking a new trade and security relationship,

Canada is dropping many of its 25% tariffs on goods made in the United States, with the change set to take effect Sept. 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney said..

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday he is ending retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, saying the move will match Washington’s exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.