Tag Archives: trade
Bid bon voyage to ArriveCan travel requirement mayors of border cities urge Ottawa
WASHINGTON — Border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and an opposition MP say it's time to bid a less-than-fond farewell to the ArriveCan app. The mayors of Niagara Falls and Sarnia, Ont., say requiring visitors to Canada to submit their health in...
Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa
WASHINGTON — There's a four-letter F-word American leaders don't much use these days when they talk about international trade: "free." Instead, President Joe Biden's newest economic relationships in the Americas and the Indo-Pacific are described as "p...
Canada’s SOA commitment: $27M on irregular migration, 4,000 more migrants by 2028
LOS ANGELES — Leaders from across the Americas, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed on Friday to what U.S. President Joe Biden called a "historic commitment" to ease the pressure of northward migration. The agreement, the central accomplis...
Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA — Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's coming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries’ already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassador said Thursday that Korea, a leading producer of hybrid and ...
Canada, California to partner on climate action and nature protection
LOS ANGELES — Canada and California are kindred progressive spirits on climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new blueprint for working together to stave off the worst consequences of a
Island nations facing ‘triple crisis,’ Barbados PM says during meeting with Trudeau
LOS ANGELES — The prime minister of Barbados evoked a Jamaican reggae legend Wednesday as she described in stark terms the "triple crisis" in her region that's threatening the health and welfare of the entire Western Hemisphere. "Bob Marley would say,...
Trudeau, Anand meet with Norad commanders, U.S. defense secretary en route to L.A.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand got a first-hand look Tuesday at North America's first line of continental defence, a system experts and political leaders agree is badly in need of an upgrade. B...
At this week’s Summit of the Americas, Canada has stake in U.S. border challenges
WASHINGTON — If foreign policy was purely a matter of geography, one might assume Canada would be free to go check out the buffet at this week's Summit of the Americas once the discussion turns, as it surely will, to
Trudeau to visit Norad, attend Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next week
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere. On his way to California, Trudeau and Defence Minister ...
Canada’s transport minister detects ‘shift’ in U.S. outlook after meetings in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The latest federal cabinet minister to press Canada's case with President Joe Biden's administration says he is detecting a positive "shift" in U.S. thinking when it comes to the question of tax incentives for electric vehicles. Transport...
