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Trudeau joins G20 in promising COVID-19 aid to poor nations, rejecting protectionism
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world’s 20 richest nations on Sunday in a promise to work together to keep trade flowing, fight climate change and provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries.The promises are contained in
Canada, Britain ink new trade deal, beating Brexit, incorporating expiring EU pact
OTTAWA — Canada and Britain struck a new trade deal on Saturday, allowing the long-standing partners to trumpet a commercial triumph in the face of the economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim deal beat the looming Dec. 31
Canada’s labour unions could play big role in efforts to avert ‘Buy American’ rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada's largest private-sector unions could be among those with their hands on the helm next year when the time comes to navigate the shoals of Joe Biden's proposed Buy American rules. The president-elect, a self-proclaimed "blue-c...
Trudeau joins APEC leaders in stressing free trade amid tensions with China
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined counterparts from both sides of the Pacific on Friday to sign a declaration focusing on free trade and digital innovation as a means to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The communiqué from the
Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says world must stand up to China
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and urged countries to stand up to Chinese bullying as he prepared for two potentially explosive international summits. Canada’s relations with both...
Canada-Britain trade negotiation in final stages as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA — Canada and Britain say they are in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal before a Dec. 31 deadline. That would prevent Canadian products from seafood to steaks and autos from being slapped with new tariffs when
‘No government contracts’ for companies that don’t manufacture in U.S., Biden vows
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that he's the president-elect, Joe Biden is doubling down on his promise that economic recovery efforts in the United States will remain a made-in-America endeavour. Biden, who was vice-president when Canada last confronted...
Thanks to USMCA, working-class Americans will be integral to future U.S. trade policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the lasting legacies of Donald Trump's tumultuous presidency will be to give working-class Americans more of a say in U.S. trade policy, experts say — and that could pose a challenge for Canada in the
Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects Canada can make a new trade deal with the U.K. before the calendar hit 2021. Speaking at a digital event hosted by the Financial Times, Trudeau said a deal should be relatively
Trump likely ‘taking names’ on Biden congrats after Trudeau outreach: expert
OTTAWA — The current president of the United States has warranted nary a mention from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect on Saturday. While that might be setting Trudeau and Canada up for some retaliatory pain...