Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Mike Blanchfield
Canada courting Taiwan for more trade as tension with China persists
Canada's decision to pursue a foreign investment protection agreement with Taiwan, amid its ongoing tension with mainland China, was greeted on Monday, January 10, 2022, with widespread approval in trade and diplomatic circles.
Trudeau, Freeland disagree with Biden on COVID holiday gatherings
The Trudeau government pushed backed Wednesday at U.S. President Joe Biden's televised message to vaccinated Americans that they can gather safely for the holidays despite the spread of the Omicron variant.
Trudeau says after two Michaels, allies must confront China united
Canada owes no debts to its allies, including the United States, for their help in standing up to China and bringing the Meng Wanzhou-two Michaels affair to a close, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Canadian TV weather forecaster now a UN climate, hunger analyst
As a transplanted British Columbian, Jesse Mason views the extreme and shifting weather patterns unfolding in his native province with a high level of concern.
Not all Canadian airports prepared for new COVID testing regime
Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister said on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 .
Canada courts South Asian bloc for free trade
Canada is launching free-trade talks with a major group of southeast Asian countries as it seeks to diversify from China and find new ways of coping with a snarled global supply chain.
Trudeau attends peace forum and calls to clear cyberspace of hate, disinformation
Hate speech, disinformation and online extremism can't be allowed to prevent people from enjoying the freedom that cyberspace offers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at an international discussion on the internet.
Canada-U.S. border businesses say COVID test not needed for vaccinated travellers
Monday's reopening of the Canada-U.S. land border is sparking a mixed reaction among Canadian business leaders: They're excited that people and not just goods will be crossing the border again but are wary of remaining red tape.
UN urges Canada, allies to address Afghanistan's hunger crisis
The United Nations is predicting dire hunger for more than half of Afghanistan's people in the coming months unless Canada and its Western allies step up with greater financial support.
Canada's climate leadership will help at UN talks in Glasgow, British envoy says
Britain's new envoy to Ottawa says Canada still has credibility as a reliable partner on fighting climate change despite a domestic rise of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years.