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High pathogenic Avian Influenza on N.L. exhibition farm, area under quarantine: CFIA
Canada's food safety watchdog says it has confirmed cases of high pathogenic Avian Influenza at an exhibition farm in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a release Wednesday that the farm on the Avalon Peninsula does ...
Liberals kick-start trade pact challenge to U.S. duties slapped on softwood lumber
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have put the White House on notice that Canada will officially challenge the legality of an American decision to hike duties on softwood lumber heading south of the border. The government is filing the grievance under
Midterms promise political headache for president, but possible reprieve for Canada
WASHINGTON — It's conventional political wisdom that's as old as the hills in the United States: the party that controls the White House seldom does well in the midterms. But Glenn Youngkin's convincing Republican win in November's gubernatorial conte...
Federal government stays mum as Manchin says ‘No’ to Biden bill with EV tax credits
WASHINGTON — The Prime Minister's Office isn't saying anything about a key U.S. senator's decision to put President Joe Biden's controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a key Democratic vote in the evenly divid...
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden’s EV tax credits
WASHINGTON — The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veteran observers of both North America's auto sector and Canada-U.S....
Canada willing to ‘align’ EV incentives with U.S. to avert tax-credit crisis: Trudeau
WASHINGTON — Canada would be willing to "align" its own electric-vehicle incentives with those south of the border if the United States were to ensure Canadian-built cars and trucks would be eligible for President Joe Biden's proposed tax-credit scheme...
Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: ‘No choice but to forcefully respond’ if passed
WASHINGTON — Canada suddenly raised the stakes Friday in its ongoing electric-vehicle feud with the United States, threatening a barrage of retaliatory tariffs and a reversal of certain dairy-related trade concessions if Congress approves a controversi...
Canada to U.S. on EV tax credits: ‘No choice but to forcefully respond’ if passed
WASHINGTON — Canada is threatening to take a hard line with the United States if senators approve President Joe Biden's controversial tax credits for electric vehicles. In a letter to key members of the U.S. Senate, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Free...
P.E.I. potato farm reps hand out spuds in Ottawa to highlight export ban to U.S.
OTTAWA — Representatives from Prince Edward Island farms handed out potatoes to the public Wednesday in front of Parliament Hill, to show gratitude to their supporters and raise awareness of the effects of the export ban on Island spuds to
David Cohen presents letters of credence at Rideau Hall to begin job as U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON — David Cohen is finally getting down to business as the newest United States ambassador to Canada — the first to take on the role full-time since 2019. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and former U.S. tech executive, presented his letters