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NAFTA Talks End In Stalemate

am800-news-chrystia-freeland-september-2018-getty-1.7562938 Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters as she arrives for a meeting at the US Trade Representative's office September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. - Freeland said she is looking forward to "constructive" discussions with US officials on the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters as she arrives for a meeting at the US Trade Representative's office September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP))

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Talks could resume as early as Wednesday

The latest round of NAFTA talks ended in a stalemate Friday.

According to CTV National News Correspondent Richard Madan, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is heading home with talks possibly expected to resume Wednesday.

Freeland departed the the headquarters of the United States Trade Representative for the Canadian Embassy after several hours of consultations.

She has said little in the way of specifics during this latest round of talks as she and her American counterpart Robert Lighthizer have agreed not to negotiate in public.

— with files from The Canadian Press