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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Kelly Ripa, centre, and Ryan Seacrest during his appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5, 2017. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Kelly Ripa, centre, and Ryan Seacrest during his appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 5, 2017.
Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada's approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or CETA, cleared its final hurdle in the Parliament of Canada on Tuesday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported water levels were at 248.78 feet, or 75.83 meters, on Saturday, breaking the record of 248.75 feet, or 75.82 meters, set in 1952. Statistics about water levels on Lake Ontario have been kept since 1918, according to Frank L. Bevacqua, public information officer for the International Joint Commission, who confirmed the record-breaking levels on Monday.
WATCH ABOVE: International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne tells Vassy Kapelos when the U.S. gives their 90 day notice to renegotiate NAFTA, there will be a number of things Canada will put on the trade table as well. Champagne told The West Block's Vassy Kapelos that the federal government is "very well prepared" for whatever Trump and his newly appointed trade representative, Robert Lighthizer , put on the table in terms of trade talks.
The Trump administration has not even decided yet on whether it wants to stick with a three-country deal or pursue separate two-country deals with Canada and Mexico, says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Rosss said the Trump administraton's goal "is to increase overall trade while reducing our trade deficit."
Belgian French language media outlet, RTBF, are citing 'reliable estimations' and numerous studies this evening to call Emmanuel Macron as the likely winning candidate in the French presidential election. Official projections will not be broadcast from Paris until 8pm local time.
One spring morning, Alfredo Rivas and his wife, who was seven months pregnant, grabbed the small bags containing their remaining belongings and headed north to Canada, a place they'd never seen. A week earlier, they'd decided to leave New York City amid worries the U.S. president's promise to crack down on illegal immigration would put them at risk of being deported back to wartorn El Salvador.
A Canada-wide research study is being launched with the aim to help members of the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans transition to civilian life. The study, based around a public-private program based in Fredericton called Shaping Purpose, will examine the experiences of 84 forces members and veterans.
This Saturday, Kate Middleton and Prince William will have been married for six years. And they're still going strong! Check out all the "firsts" the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have experienced since their royal wedding on April 29, 2011.
It was something like a flashback for Canadian scientists who gathered across the country Saturday to rally in support of their American counterparts, who say they're facing mounting attacks against science. Science advocate Katie Gibbs said she felt like she was returning a favour.
President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it a "great day for American jobs" and siding with energy advocates over environmental groups in a heated debate over climate change. TransCanada CEO Russell Girling speaks with President Donald Trump in Washington.
Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse , Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal MP John McKay, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty in between meetings in Washington, D.C. this week. Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty arrived in Washington, D.C. on Monday for three days of meetings about softwood lumber, NAFTA, the environment and defence spending.
If the Trudeau government takes action to address the economic risks of the Donald Trump presidency, it won't happen in the upcoming federal budget. Following weeks of meetings between Liberal cabinet ministers and the Trump administration, sources say Ottawa feels it can proceed with the plan it laid out before the U.S. election.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she expects to meet face to face Wednesday with members of U.S. President Donald Trump's government as she continues a visit to Washington, D.C. "I'm not going to get into specific names until those meetings are finally confirmed, but, yes, we do anticipate meeting with people in the Trump administration," Notley said Tuesday in a conference call from the U.S. capital. Trump is contemplating changes to the trade relationship with Canada, including a new border tax.
If there's one thing that's clear from Wilbur Ross's financial disclosure forms, it's that the billionaire nominee for secretary of commerce lives in a world most Americans can only fantasize about. His many holdings include at least $150 million in cash accounts.
After President Donald Trump's raucous first month in office, Europeans have reacted with demonstrations, counter-barbs and sheer angst that a century of trans-Atlantic friendship may be sinking. "Too much as happened," European Union leader Donald Tusk said Monday, "for us to pretend that everything is as it used to be."
U.S. Vice Presiden... . United States Vice President Mike Pence, left, shakes hands with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini during a meeting at US ambassadors residence in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017.
Family members are helped into Canada by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers along the U.S.-Canada border near Hemmingford, Quebec. Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene.
A mother and her baby are among the latest people to sneak across the U.S. border into Canada, using an immigration loophole and avoiding controlled crossings. If they make it in, they can apply for asylum.
Canada is demonstrating its commitment to NATO in ways that go beyond simple military spending, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. During a news conference Friday in Berlin, Trudeau acknowledged the spending target agreed to in 2014 by the members of the global military alliance - two per cent of GDP annually - but described Canada and Germany as principal NATO actors who do much of the "heavy lifting."