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T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was 91.

Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday, September 7, 2019.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has a couple of tips for the next prime minister of Canada on how to deal with Donald Trump: stay out of his field of vision and exercise restraint, because the U.S. president is in "severe mental decline."

The Trump administration on Friday, September 6, 2019, launched an all-out assault on California over automotive mileage rules, telling state officials that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy.

Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales.

A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber but the saga for Canada's troubled softwood companies is far from over.

North American markets fell to start the trading week on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, following the imposition of new tariffs by the U.S. and China and weak manufacturing data.

A U.S. proposal to ease regulations aimed at cutting methane emissions will create another competitive advantage for American producers over Canadians, the CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says.

Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues across Canada have increased their vigilance as American health officials investigate nearly 200 cases of severe respiratory illnesses potentially linked to vaping.

The Conservatives' former leader doesn't agree with the current leader's assertion that Canada got taken to the cleaners by Donald Trump on the renegotiated NAFTA.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not expected to meet with a top Iranian official who dropped in to the G7 summit unannounced on Sunday, August 25, 2019, even as other Group of Seven leaders and officials have been sitting down to talk about how to save Iran's fissuring nuclear deal.

One of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline was removed on Friday, August 23, 2019, by the Nebraska Supreme Court which rejected an attempt to force the developer to reapply for state approval.

Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles poured a fortune into right-wing causes, transforming the American political landscape and shaping U.S. policies on such issues as climate change and government regulation, died on Friday, August 23, 2019, at 79.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at the United States' behest, firing a counter-punch on Thursday, August 22, 2019, in an escalating feud between Canada and China.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, August 22, 2019, ahead of the upcoming G7 summit, tackling a number of hot-button issues, including relations with China and the detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor there.