RPT-With no U.S.-Canada deal, lumber talks to run parallel to NAFTA
August 17, 2017 at 07:00 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The United States and Canada have failed to settle a festering trade dispute on softwood lumber ahead of talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but will keep the lumber negotiations on a separate, parallel track, officials from both countries said.