Washington, July 20 -- US President Donald Trump stated that he has spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney regarding the transboundary transit of wildfire smoke, urging Ottawa to take decisive containment measures or face potential economic penalties.

Speaking to journalists on Sunday, Trump revealed that he explicitly pressured the Canadian leadership to mitigate the environmental cross-border spillover.

"I told them. I mean, you got to stop these fires from coming in and, you know, poisoning our air. Our air has been poisoned," Trump said.

The US President indicated that despite bilateral ties, Washington expects accountability or financial compensation if the environmental crisis continues to impact American infrastructure....