Canada and the U.S. are planning a series of marathon negotiating sessions that are expected to run throughout the night as both sides work feverishly to get a deal on NAFTA before a pending Friday deadline, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday.
Veterans minister looking into payment for killer’s PTSD treatment
The minister responsible for veterans affairs says he’s going to look into why a man convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in Halifax is receiving post-traumatic stress disorder treatment paid for by his department.
2018 now worst fire season on record as B.C. extends state of emergency
The B.C. government has extended the provincial state of emergency because of wildfires that have now burned more area than any other season on record.
Ontario family loses 2 barns to storm in minutes
A cattle farm in eastern Ontario lost two barns in a sudden storm Wednesday afternoon.
If U.S. and Canada sign trade deal after strong GDP growth, interest rates could rise
If trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. end in a deal soon, some economists say strong three per cent growth in the second quarter could be enough for the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates again next week.
A drop-dead date on trade talks is a catalyst for success, but only when the deadline’s real: Don Pittis
After weeks, months or years of negotiation, deals are always hammered out in the 11th hour. But there are reasons to think Trump’s Friday deadline is no deadline at all.
Air Canada mobile app breach affects 20,000 people
Air Canada says the personal information for about 20,000 customers “may potentially have been improperly accessed” via a breach in its mobile app, so the company has locked down all 1.7 million accounts as a precaution until customers change their passwords.
U.S.-based owner of Town Shoes to close all 38 stores in Canada by January
Ohio-based DSW Inc. says it will shutter its Town Shoes Ltd. brand and close its 38 stores, all in Canada.
Alberta, oilpatch begin public fight with federal government over new fuel regulation
A private spat between Alberta and the federal government is becoming a public fight focused on Ottawa’s proposed clean fuel standard — a measure aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions with significant economic consequences for many industries, including the oil and gas sector.
Trump’s threat of a bilateral deal with Mexico may be empty. Here’s why
As news broke Monday of a U.S.-Mexico breakthrough in the NAFTA talks, the Canadian government’s statements to the media all ended with the same line: “Canada’s signature is required.” But is it, really? Or could Donald Trump get his U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement after all?