Canada

WASHINGTON—A deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) looks uncertain as Canada resists U.S. demands for major changes, such as a sunset clause. And with looming political headwinds, further delays will make it even more challenging to renew the 24-year-old pact. One of the sticking points in negotiations is the sunset clause. The United States […]

QUEBEC CITY—As President Donald Trump seeks to reform decades-old trade practices that have put the United States at a disadvantage, the U.S. partners in the G7 have resisted changes to the status quo. As a result, at least temporarily,  a kind of cold war has broken out between the United States and its allies. The […]

QUEBEC CITY—Group of Seven (G7) leaders are expected to make decisions on how to defend democratic nations from foreign interference in their elections. A senior diplomatic source said the G7 leaders would announce measures to combat election interference similar to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, according to The Globe and Mail. The official […]

QUEBEC CITY—Leaders of the world’s major industrialized democracies are meeting at the June 8–9 Group of Seven (G7) summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada, where key topics will include economic growth, trade, and shared security issues, according to Larry Kudlow, top White House economic adviser. The leaders are meeting at a time of heightened tensions over […]

The Trump administration’s latest move to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from its closest allies has drawn criticism and threats of retaliation. The economic effect of these tariffs, however, will be modest, according to Goldman Sachs. The administration announced on May 31 that it would not extend exemptions on tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that […]

TORONTO—Two unidentified men walked into a restaurant on Thursday in the Canadian city of Mississauga and set off a bomb, wounding more than a dozen people, and then fleeing, local police said. The blast went off in the Bombay Bhel restaurant at about 10:30 p.m local time. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, three of […]

The link between rising oil prices and Canada’s oil-exporting economy is murky.