Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs
Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America’s allies — lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and delaying auto tariffs that would have hurt Japan and Europe.
Tariff tensions shadow US, Canada, Mexico trade pact signing
President Donald Trump signed a revised North American trade pact with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Friday, declaring the deal a major victory for workers.
Canada stunned and worried about Trump trade threats
It started with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There was that disastrous G-7 summit in Quebec. Now it’s a new North American free trade agreement that excludes America’s northern neighbor.
Talks with Canadian officials expected after US-Mexico deal
Canada’s minister of foreign affairs is scheduled to hold talks in Washington on Tuesday in hopes of reaching a trade agreement with the United States, an urgent response after President Donald Trump announced a deal with Mexico on Monday that left out Canada.
Canada tariffs on US goods from ketchup to lawn mowers begin
Canada began imposing tariffs Sunday on $12.6 billion in U.S. goods as retaliation for the Trump administration’s new taxes on steel and aluminum imported to the United States.
Canadian senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed
Canada’s Senate gave final passage Tuesday to the federal government’s bill to legalize cannabis, though Canadians will have to wait at least a couple of months to legally buy marijuana as their country becomes the second in the world to make pot legal nationwide.
Ex-Guantanamo inmate gets apology, millions from Canada
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan received an apology and a multimillion-dollar payment from the Canadian government after a court ruling said his rights were abused.
6 killed in Canada mosque shooting; Trudeau calls it terror
A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead and eight others wounded in an attack that Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism. Police arrested two suspects.
Canada attack suspect dead after police operation in Ontario
A Canadian man previously banned from associating with Islamic State extremists has been killed as Canada’s national police force thwarted what they believed was a suicide bomb plot, a senior police official said.
Police charge 17-year old in Canada after 4 shot dead
Police on Saturday charged a 17-year-old boy with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in a mass shooting at a school and home in an aboriginal community in western Canada, officials said.
Ex-Mountie hero of shooting at Canada’s Parliament
The standing ovation began even before Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers entered the Parliament chamber.
Canada’s prime minister says shooting rampage was terrorism
Two deadly attacks in three days against members of the military stunned Canadians and raised fears their country.
Froma Harrop: Canada can be tough on immigration
Two years ago, Jeffrey Niehaus was a popular teacher at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
Hard to swallow? Burger King may move to Canada
Some Burger King customers are finding it hard to swallow that the home of the Whopper could move to Canada.
Man charged in Mounties’ death obsessed with guns
A chilling portrait of a man obsessed with guns and anti-government rhetoric began to emerge as people in this eastern Canadian city struggled to reconcile the knowledge that the person charged with murdering three Mounties was the same one who had seemingly lived quietly among them.
Man suspected of killing Canadian Mounties caught
The man suspected in the shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the wounding of two others in a rare case of gun violence in eastern Canada was arrested early today, police said.
3 officers killed, 2 injured in Canada shooting
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured in a rare case of gun violence in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick, officials said. Authorities were searching for a suspect.
Toronto mayor says he’ll take leave
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will take a leave of absence to seek help for alcohol, he said, as a report surfaced about a second video of the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.
Toronto mayor appears on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the late night TV talk show.
Report: Keystone contractor followed federal rules
A consulting firm that helped write an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline complied with federal rules regarding possible conflict of interest, the State Department’s inspector general said Wednesday in a report that buoyed supporters of the controversial pipeline and disappointed critics.