James McCarten
Washington correspondent, The Canadian Press
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Former Cdn soldier, alleged neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews denied bail in U.S.
A former Canadian army reservist and his two American cohorts, all of them tied to a white-supremacy group with growing notoriety in the United States, remained behind bars on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, over a thwarted plot to allegedly kill blacks and Jews, derail trains and trigger a race war in the name of creating a white "ethno-state."
White House set to "streamline" environmental approval process
Donald Trump, whose past as a New York real estate developer makes him no stranger to red tape, unveiled sweeping plans on Thursday, January 9, 2020, to overhaul the way the United States evaluates the environmental impact of major infrastructure and energy projects.
'Shocked,' 'heartbroken': Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, 69, dead of cancer
Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, the scarf-sporting, fun-loving elder statesman of the Conservative caucus and a beloved character on Parliament Hill who championed the virtues of tolerance and human rights, died on Friday, August 2, 2019, just weeks after discovering an aggressive form of liver cancer.
With Trump's new tariff threats, new NAFTA once again hangs in the balance
Just as the fog of uncertainty shrouding North America's new trade deal was starting to lift, Canada found itself socked in again on Friday, May 31, 2019, after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly threatened Mexico with fresh tariffs tied to the influx of migrants at the southern border.
Parliament Hill, not Capitol Hill, central to Canada's latest tariff strategy
Canada's trade-versus-tariffs drama with the United States has entered its third act, and the scenery has changed — from Capitol Hill to Parliament Hill.
Premiers call for end to tariffs, reboot on Canada-U.S. relationship
Three of Canada's premiers brought an earnest, brass-tacks message to the U.S. national capital on Friday, February 22, 2019: hit the reset button on one of the most important cross-border relationships in the world by ending American tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Protesters across U.S. rail against Trump's emergency, demand Congress act
Americans furious with Donald Trump's latest gambit for financing his long-promised border wall vented their frustrations on Monday, February 18, 2019, gathering at protests across the country to denounce the president's "fake emergency" and to demand that Congress stand up to his administration.
Trump's national emergency: from shutdown frying pan to constitutional fire
With a few swipes of his Sharpie, Donald Trump assuaged America's fears of another government shutdown on Friday, February 15, 2019, but not before declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Freeland travels to Washington to talk tariffs, trade and terrorism
The U.S. will continue to lead the fight against Islamic State militants in the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted on Wednesday, February 06, 2019, — notwithstanding President Donald Trump's apparent impatience to get American soldiers out of Syria.
Trump uses state of the union speech to urge Congress to approve USMCA
The NAFTA-bashing president of the United States used his state of the union speech on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, to urge a divided, combative Congress to come together to ratify a continental trade pact he's convinced will breathe new life into America's moribund manufacturing sector.