Canada

Chrystia Freeland is shooting back at Donald Trump's anti-Canadian trade rhetoric saying she will be "tough and strong" in fighting for Canada's economic interests interests with the U.S.

U.S. has fired the opening shot in a latest softwood-lumber war against Canada, with the Trump administration announcing its first batch of duties on imported wood in the neighbourhood of 20 per cent.

Un juge fédéral argentin étudie la possibilité de fermer définitivement la mine d’or Veladero opérée par la compagnie canadienne Barrick Gold.

After a third toxic cyanide spill, a federal judge in Buenos Aires is considering a shutdown of Barrick Gold's Veladero gold mine. But it's not a straightforward case.

The opening shot in a fifth softwood-lumber war between U.S. and Canada is expected this week, and policy-makers north of the border are preparing to calculate the potential damage of American duties.

Cody Van Gogh is worried that his 94-gram dragon-joint could eventually get him arrested.

Prime Minister Trudeau sounded resigned to a future filled with presidential mood swings: "(Trump is) a little bit unlike many politicians," the prime minister said, acknowledging laughter.

Quebec politicians are signing on to a campaign arguing that Canada's oil patch is trying to ruin beer and fun.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Canada this summer to participate in the celebrations marking the country's 150th birthday.

Canada has announced sanctions against 27 high-ranking officials in the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Just as some Quebec craft breweries campaign against Energy East, some local B.C. breweries are pitching in against Trans Mountain.

Drivers are facing sticker shock as gas prices in many parts of Canada are on the rise — and they're expected to continue going up.

Canada and Mexico will only get a slice of soccer's biggest prize if the joint North American bid for the 2026 World Cup is successful.

A photo essay by Alex Tétreault. Ottawa residents surprise a local branch of TD Bank with a letter urging the financial institution to end its financial ties with fossil fuel companies.

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