Aug 28 Preliminary U.S.-Mexico trade deal leaves trail of uncertainty By Paul Wiseman, Luis Alonso Lugo, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump's declaration of victory Monday in reaching a preliminary deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement raised at least as many questions as it answered. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: U.S., Mexico reach tentative agreement on new trade deal In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. and Mexico reached tentative agreement on a trade deal to replace NAFTA. Next, the administration will negotiate with Canada, whose foreign ministry said it’s “encouraged” by the progress to date. Meanwhile, Iran argued… Continue watching
Aug 10 Canadian police say at least 4 dead in shooting By Associated Press The circumstances of the shooting are unclear, but police said on Twitter that the "incident is ongoing."… Continue reading
Jul 27 AP fact check: Trump overstates his claims on the economy By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is prematurely claiming he proved naysayers wrong in boosting U.S. economic growth. Here's a look at his claims. Continue reading
Jul 25 U.S. marijuana companies go public in Canada By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn't have was access to enough capital to make it all happen. Continue reading
Jul 23 Man firing into Toronto cafes shoots 14 people, killing 2 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Authorities identified the suspect as Faisal Hussain, 29, of Toronto, who died after an exchange of gunfire with police. It was not immediately clear whether he killed himself or was killed by police. Continue reading
Jun 30 Canada announces billions in retaliatory tariffs against US By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The taxes on items including ketchup, lawn mowers and motor boats amount to $12.6 billion. Continue reading
Jun 20 Canadian senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada's Senate gave final passage Tuesday to the federal government's bill to legalize cannabis. Continue reading
Jun 13 U.S., Canada and Mexico win joint bid to host 2026 World Cup By Rob Harris, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump pulls out of joint G-7 statement, attacks Trudeau By Catherine Lucey, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The annual G-7 summit appeared to have weathered tensions over President Donald Trump’s threats of a tariff-fueled trade war until the mercurial American pulled out of a joint statement while citing “false statements” by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Continue reading