TransCanada's chief executive, Russ Girling, said the decision was expected to cost the company a $1 billion loss due to the investments it has already made on the project.
When it came time for the handshakes at the end of five days of intensive negotiations in Ottawa, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland wasn't taking any chances.
The United States has just sworn in its next ambassador to Canada at a moment of trade tensions between the countries, with mushrooming disputes running parallel with the renegotiation of NAFTA.
Germany’s experience welcoming over a million refugees since 2015 is seen by a top German official as one factor behind the success of a far-right party in the country's recent election.
Recent grumblings about the Trudeau government's commitment to evidence-based decisions turned into cheers on Tuesday after the long-awaited introduction of Canada's new chief scientist.
The first punches in what promises to be a bitter fight over Canada's protected dairy industry are expected to be thrown during this week's third round of North American Free Trade talks in Ottawa.
Don't be fooled, writes Queen's University sociologist Cynthia Levine-Rasky. Extremists deploy the “freedom of speech” argument as a trick to recruit people and galvanize a mainstream audience.
Canada's largest pipeline company, Enbridge, has suspended work on an expansion project in the Rocky Mountain foothills of northeastern British Columbia over safety issues flagged by an inspection.