Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Mike Blanchfield
Trade minister Carr betting on LNG to unlock trade in China and Asia
Jim Carr's view of enhancing Canadian trade in Asia — and its biggest prize, China — is rosier these days because he's seeing the possibilities through a new lens: LNG Canada's new $40-billion liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C.
Canada joins allies in condemning 'malicious' Russian cyberattacks
Canada joined NATO allies on Thursday, October 4, 2018, in blaming the Russian military for new cyberattacks that targeted the international chemical weapons agency and the investigation into the mysterious 2014 crash of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine.
U.S. not invited to Canada's save-the-WTO summit of 13 'like-minded' countries
Canada has not included the United States in an upcoming meeting aimed at saving the international trading system because it doesn't share the views of the 13 invited countries, says the new Canadian trade minister.
Latest U.S. NAFTA deadline not firm but Canada's window closing, say insiders
With the release of the text of the U.S.-Mexico trade agreement expected on Friday, September 28, 2018, the political pressure is mounting on Canada to join a new North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump's Canadian envoy Kelly Craft says U.S. respects Chrystia Freeland
Donald Trump's Canadian envoy is coming to the defence of Canada's "smart" and "articulate" foreign affairs minister — one day after the U.S. president suggested he didn't like Chrystia Freeland's NAFTA negotiating style.
Security Council seat not an end in itself for Canada, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to play down Canada's bid for a UN Security Council seat, saying on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, that winning would not be not an end in itself.
Tornado aftermath: 'devastating'
Throughout the Canadian capital region, shaken residents began returning to some of the hardest hit areas, taking stock of what was lost and trying to figure out what remained. For those facing uninhabitable destruction, police, firefighters and other emergency workers were helping them recover important documents, including identification.
U.S. procurement demand on Canada, Mexico fading from NAFTA: sources
The United States has backed away from its contentious demands for lucrative procurement projects in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, The Canadian Press has learned.
`M-i-l-k' blocking NAFTA, says Trump adviser as Freeland, Lighthizer talk
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.
Trump, Trudeau raise NAFTA brinkmanship, muse about walking away from deal
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.