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World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON — An international animal-health watchdog has officially declared Canadian beef as posing "negligible risk" for mad cow disease. The designation, which is the most preferred category, was approved earlier today by the World Organization for...
World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease
WASHINGTON — Canadian beef producers are finally able to turn the page on the mad cow era, the federal agriculture minister said Thursday after an international animal-health watchdog gave the industry a long-awaited all-clear. The Paris-based World O...
White House dismisses report that U.S. wants border with Canada reopened next month
WASHINGTON — The United States has made no decisions about when or how to reopen the border with Canada, the White House said Thursday in response to reports suggesting American patience with the closure has run its course. Press secretary Jen
U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products
WASHINGTON — The United States is ramping up its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border — the first significant new trade squabble between the two countries of the post-NAFTA era. U.S. Trade Representative
Talks between Enbridge, Michigan to continue over Line 5 standoff, mediator says
WASHINGTON — The mediator in the dispute between Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan over the controversial Line 5 pipeline says the two sides plan to keep talking. Retired U.S. district court judge Gerald Rosen, who was appointed in
Talks between Enbridge, Michigan to continue over Line 5 standoff, mediator says
WASHINGTON — The mediator in the dispute between Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan over the controversial Line 5 pipeline says the two sides plan to keep talking. Retired U.S. district court judge Gerald Rosen, who was appointed in
Canada has key role to play in U.S. economic recovery, Ng tells free-trade meeting
WASHINGTON — Canada needs to be a central player in American efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Ng said Tuesday as North America's trade emissaries sat down to work out the fine points of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ng,
Canada will need 75% vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau suggests
WASHINGTON — It may take three-quarters of Canadians getting vaccinated against COVID-19 before Canada and the United States can seriously consider reopening their shared border, Justin Trudeau suggested Tuesday. The prime minister acknowledged that p...
Canada, U.S. air trade grievances in advance of trilateral meeting to talk USMCA
WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States have put their respective grievances on the table in advance of a key meeting about the new North American trade deal. International Trade Minister Mary Ng met virtually Monday with her American counterpart, U...
New CDC guidance makes it clear: time to reopen Canada-U.S. border, congressman says
WASHINGTON — A U.S. lawmaker who has made a political crusade out of getting the border with Canada reopened is again pressing his case with President Joe Biden — and this time, he believes he has the Centers for Disease