Canada

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.

NAFTA negotiators appear to have adopted the lament of the White Rabbit: "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get."

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.

Phase two begins this week in the House of Commons' politically charged debate over combating Islamophobia in Canada.

Doctors across Canada who support Finance Minister Bill Morneau's proposed tax reforms say they want their voices to be heard above the din of criticism from colleagues and medical societies.

Canada's foreign affairs minister says the government is very concerned about the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and plans to speak up on their behalf.

The apparent shift in U.S. policy left many observers stunned, but came after officials from Canada, the European Union and China insisted that the Paris treaty was irreversible and non-negotiable.

Canada's environment minister hopes a gathering this weekend of the world's biggest economies and polluters will provide a show of strength for continuing with the Paris climate change agreement.

Canada's justice ministers are asking for clarity and support as they scramble to organize and police an entirely new marijuana industry in fewer than 10 months.

Canada is giving Bangladesh extra money to help it cope with the influx of Rohingya Muslims fleeing neighbouring Myanmar.

Current U.S. policy directs the American military not to defend Canada if it is targeted in a ballistic missile attack, says the top Canadian officer at the North American Aerospace Defence Command.

Top U.S. lawmakers tasked with an oversight role in the NAFTA negotiations are expressing confidence in the state of the discussions, downplaying talk of a halting start to the process.

The U.S. State Department has told Congress that it doesn't have any concerns about the possible sale of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets to Canada, which it estimates will cost around US$5.23 billion.

Toronto real estate entrepreneur Chris Bratty bought a treasure trove of 25,000 photographs from The New York Times archives "for all Canadians to see" and donated them to Ryerson.