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Federal Opposition parties are preparing their ammunition for a fall session of Parliament aimed at attacking the Trudeau government's record on pipelines, trade and promises to raise fortunes of the middle class as the opening act in the year-long countdown to the 2019 election.

Canada and the United States will restart high-level talks on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, on the North American Free Trade Agreement as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland returns to Washington in hope of making progress on stubborn differences.

The U.S. ambassador joined the small Newfoundland community of Appleton on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, as it marked 9/11 with a service honouring those killed and those who opened their homes to thousands of stranded passengers.

The bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown makes California the second U.S. state to make such a bold pledge.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sounding a cautionary note about the recreational use of marijuana, saying that consuming it could have consequences for Canadians crossing the border into the United States.

The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada's dairy sector took new focus on Sunday, September 9, 2018, as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came under scrutiny and spin on political talk shows on both sides of the border.

Elected representatives from Salish Sea communities have urged the prime minister to reconsider the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, citing the orca Tahlequah as "our canary in a coal mine."

The vexing issue of securing more American access to Canadian dairy remains the major obstacle to the two countries concluding their negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement, says a top Trump administration adviser.

The federal government plans to make a decision on safeguards against steel dumping in the coming weeks, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains said on Friday, September 7, 2018.

Canadian and American negotiators resume their talks today, September 7, 2018, on updating the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Steve Bannon, the controversial former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, is set to defend the issue of populism in a debate with conservative commentator David Frum in Toronto this fall.

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau raised their trade brinkmanship to a new level on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, with each saying they were willing to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement if they don't get what they want.

The sudden emergence of Canada's exemption for its cultural industries as a late-stage NAFTA snag is being met by skepticism from trade experts who have closely followed the deal's year-long renegotiation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held firm on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, to the lines drawn in sand three decades ago as the latest push to preserve a North American Free Trade Agreement — one that still includes Canada — was poised to unfold.

Under almost any normal circumstance, the negotiation of a trade pact between countries should result in benefits for consumers, say experts who are closely watching the North American free trade talks unfold in Washington.