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Chrystia Freeland was not happy.

The leaders of Quebec's main political parties spoke in unison on Friday, August 31, 2018, to defend supply management and send a message to federal negotiators as they held free-trade talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C.

After a short gondola ride together through thick fog and rain clouds up Mount Mansfield on Sunday, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott spoke warmly about the importance of trade between their two countries.

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has removed Quebec MP Maxime Bernier from his role as the party's innovation critic.

U.S. President Donald Trump upped the ante on Canada's supply-managed dairy system over the weekend as he repeatedly warned that the country would face repercussions unless it is dismantled.

The Ontario SPCA is reviewing graphic new footage that shows staff at a hatchery, reportedly in southern Ontario, injuring and killing baby chickens by hand. The footage was leaked by Mercy For Animals earlier this month.

The United States has published an updated list of NAFTA negotiating objectives to reflect some of its tougher-than-anticipated demands in a reminder of the difficult hoeing ahead as parties seek fertile ground for a deal.

Supply management: economists love to hate it, and Canadian farmers are loathe to give it up.

Voters in the Quebec riding of Lac-Saint-Jean will have no shortage of options when they choose their next MP in a federal byelection on Oct. 23.

Negotiators have run into a series of early sticking points on nearly every major element considered key to achieving a new NAFTA agreement, The Canadian Press has learned.

Donald Trump's ambassador is heading to Canada: the U.S. Senate swiftly confirmed Kelly Knight Craft, endorsing her nomination in time for her to begin work as major trade negotiations start.

A new code of practice for egg farmers is being touted as a solution to help reduce the extreme stress suffered by egg-laying hens, giving consumers some assurance about the term "cage-free."

U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled his desire to shift his focus to renegotiating trade deals like NAFTA, after a bumpy patch marked by controversy involving Russia and over a health bill.

Canadians shouldn't be naive enough to believe any deal to exclude Mexico from NAFTA wouldn't hurt the Canadian economy as well, says the Mexican consul general for Austin, Texas.