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Incoming prime minister Mark Carney will take his first official trip abroad next week to London and Paris, according to two sources.

Mr. Carney is scheduled to be sworn in as the 24th prime minister on Friday.

The Globe and Mail is not naming the confidential sources because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The trip to Europe comes as trade tensions escalate with the United States and President Donald Trump continues to suggest that Canada should become the 51st state.

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