James McCarten
Washington correspondent, The Canadian Press
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Experts say Canada, U.S. must make plans to reopen border
A panel of experts and powerful political luminaries from both Canada and the United States sounded the alarm on Thursday, March 18, 2021, about what they consider an urgent need to get serious about reopening the shared border.
Canada has asked U.S. for vaccine help
Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say on Wednesday, March 1, 2021, whether it has agreed to the request.
'Two Michaels' have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians detained by China in 2018 as part of a high-stakes trilateral stalemate with the United States, are facing separate court hearings in the next week.
Too early to reopen Canada-U.S. border, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waved away suggestions on Monday, March 15, 2021, that Canada is prepared to explore reopening its shared border with the United States any time soon.
U.S. analysts predict more oil by rail as cross-border pipeline debates rage
The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States — a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential consequences.
Canada will fight for Line 5, O'Regan says, dismissing comparisons to Keystone XL
The federal government won't let Michigan shut down the Line 5 pipeline, Canada's natural resources minister said Thursday as he dismissed opposition comparisons to the thwarted Keystone XL project.
Now is the right time to ensure robust North American supply chains: experts
Last year's confluence of COVID-19 and Donald Trump exposed the urgent need to reinvent North America, experts across the continent agreed on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, as they explored how best to fortify its trilateral ties.
Trudeau, Blinken tight-lipped on two Michaels
Neither Canada's prime minister nor the U.S. secretary of state were showing their diplomatic cards on Friday, February 26, 2021, as the two countries discussed the plight of two Canadians languishing behind bars in China.
Wilkinson discusses shared climate priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry
Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry.
Biden on China's detention of two Michaels: Humans are not 'bartering chips'
Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list on Tuesday, as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians out of a Chinese prison.