Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister, broke with tradition on Monday by visiting Europe rather than the United States for his first foreign trip as the country’s leader, with his warm welcome in France and the UK standing in stark contrast to his country’s fracturing relationship with its southern neighbor.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was important to strengthen ties with "reliable allies" in Europe, as he met British and French leaders on his first overseas visit amid tensions with the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking across the Atlantic Ocean for a better set of friends amid his nation’s falling out with the United States. The prime minister is visiting France and the United Kingdom this week to affirm Canadian ties to Europe,