James McCarten
Washington correspondent, The Canadian Press
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A CUSMA fight with Mexico is brewing over energy policies Canada considers protectionist
Canada joined forces on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, with the United States in a bilateral effort to push back against what they consider protectionist energy policies in Mexico that violate both the spirit and the letter of North America's new trade rules.
For increasing numbers of Americans, Canada offers a better dream
It’s not just the relentless parade of deadly mass shootings, the draconian assault on abortion rights or even the prospect of a Donald Trump comeback that has Mackenzie Fresquez exploring a move to Canada.
Guns vs. mental health supports: in Highland Park, 'why can't it be both?'
The man in the fluorescent green baseball cap nervously eyes the video camera, then politely declines to be interviewed.
Life's rhythms return as Highland Park residents resist 'normalization' of shootings
The trauma of the Fourth of July was already beginning to yield to life's regular rhythms on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, just 48 hours after America's latest mass shooting brought tragedy and infamy to another tranquil U.S. community.
July 4 shooting suspect faces seven counts of first-degree murder
Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.
Might be time to abandon the U.S., Highland Park locals muse after July Fourth rampage
It was 10:17 a.m. on the Fourth of July, central daylight time, when Shelly Sella's cellphone rang. She remembers the time precisely. What she heard — it was her daughter, Lauren — she will never forget. "Screaming: 'There's a shooter, there's a shooter, you gotta come get us, you gotta come get us,'" Sella recalled.
Jan. 6 hearings, abortion fallout cast long shadow over Trump's comeback hopes
It's a lesson oddsmakers have long since learned the hard way: never assume the imminent political demise of one Donald Trump.
Border mayors want Canada to end ArriveCan travel requirement
It's time to bid farewell to the ArriveCan app, say border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and others who complain Canada's stringent COVID-19 rules for international travellers are encouraging would-be U.S. visitors to spend their tourist dollars at home.
Canada, California to collaborate on climate action and nature protection
Canada and California are kindred progressive spirits on climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday, June 9, 2022, as he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new blueprint for working together to stave off the worst consequences of a warming planet.
Island nations face 'triple crisis,' Barbados PM tells Trudeau
The prime minister of Barbados evoked a Jamaican reggae legend on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, as she described in stark terms the "triple crisis" in her region that's threatening the health and welfare of the entire Western Hemisphere.