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U.S. oil comprised 77 per cent of Canada’s foreign oil imports last year: regulator
WASHINGTON — Canada is growing ever more reliant on imported American oil, a new report from the country's energy regulator suggests, putting a counter-intuitive spin on the fierce debate about cross-border pipelines and energy independence. The Unite...
Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador
VANCOUVER — Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood lumber, Canada's ambassador to the United States said Thursday. Kirsten Hillman told a British Co...
In Canada, U.S., vaccine ‘passports’ could be new point of cross-border contention
WASHINGTON — As if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't produced enough ways to complicate life at the border between Canada and the United States, here comes another: whether or not to require proof of vaccination. Debate is heating up in the freedom-focused
Steelworkers united in defending Canada against perils of American protectionism
WASHINGTON — The largest industrial union in North America came to Canada's defence Thursday, vowing to protect businesses and workers north of the border from the growing peril of protectionism in the United States. United Steelworkers international ...
Canadians hope for ‘common sense’ on Buy American as Biden talks infrastructure
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden lifted the veil Wednesday on a broad and ambitious $2 trillion in infrastructure spending but Canadian businesses, contractors and suppliers were left still wondering if they will be able to share in the largesse. ...
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario unite to urge Michigan not to shut down Line 5
WASHINGTON — Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a "dangerous precedent" that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure projects between Canada and the United States, says Alberta's energy minister. Sonya Savage joined counte...
Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O’Toole
WINNIPEG — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole spoke Monday to Winnipeg's business community at...
Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian officials over treatment of opposition leader
OTTAWA — Canada is imposing new sanctions on nine top Russian officials over what Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau describes as gross and systemic human-rights abuses, including the attempted assassination and jailing of opposition leader Alexei N...
One year on, Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors, poll suggests
WASHINGTON — One year after the North American onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians remain deeply wary about visitors from the United States despite mounting optimism south of the border, a new poll suggests. One in seven who took part in
Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America’s energy stalemate: experts
WASHINGTON — North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues — from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to judge's chambers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. borde...