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New York congressman urges Biden to consider easing Canada-U.S. border restrictions
WASHINGTON — One Capitol Hill lawmaker is ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to begin reopening the Canada-U.S. border. New York congressman Brian Higgins wants the White House to prioritize easing border restrictions by the Memorial Day l...
As debate rages over cross-border pipelines, U.S. analysts brace for more oil by rail
WASHINGTON — The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States — a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential consequences. It would take an oil-by-rail calamity of
Line 5 ‘very different’ from Keystone XL and Canada will fight hard for it: O’Regan
WASHINGTON — The federal government won't let Michigan shut down the Line 5 pipeline, Canada's natural resources minister said Thursday as he dismissed opposition comparisons to the thwarted Keystone XL project. Seamus O'Regan sounded almost combative...
Senate Finance panel OKs Tai as top U.S. trade negotiator
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee easily approved President Joe Biden's pick to be America's top trade negotiator. The panel on Wednesday confirmed Katherine Tai to be U.S. trade representative on a voice vote. Her nomination, which has receive...
Time is now for ‘stock-taking’ to ensure robust North American supply chains: experts
WASHINGTON — Last year's confluence of COVID-19 and Donald Trump exposed the urgent need to reinvent North America, experts across the continent agreed Tuesday as they explored how best to fortify its trilateral ties. The Washington-based Wilson Cente...
Biden on China’s detention of two Michaels: ‘Human beings are not bartering chips’
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list Tuesday as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians out of a
Screen-shared vision: Biden-Trudeau meeting to feature common ground, old irritants
WASHINGTON — Call it the Screen-Shared Summit. Tuesday's bilateral meeting of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden — a strictly virtual affair, thanks to COVID-19 — offers hope of a new start for Canada-U. S. relations. It will be the...
How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector’s abrupt pivot to electric vehicles
WASHINGTON — The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada's high-tensile trade ties with the United States, is about to navigate a dramatic hairpin turn. But as the Big Three veer into the all-electric, autonomous era...
How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector’s abrupt pivot to electric vehicles
WASHINGTON — The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada's high-tensile trade ties with the United States, is about to navigate a dramatic hairpin turn.But as the Big Three veer into the all-electric, autonomous era,...
Former Obama adviser Podesta on Biden’s Keystone XL decision: ‘He’s not going back’
WASHINGTON — A senior adviser to two former U.S. presidents delivered a stark message Friday to Canadians hoping for the resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline: get over it. The project is gone and not coming back, said John Podesta, who