FDA Issues First Approval for Large-Scale Drug Imports From Canada
Regulation
FDA Issues First Approval for Large-Scale Drug Imports From Canada
2024-01-05 20:09:49
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Florida to purchase millions of dollars' worth of medications from Canada, a move long opposed by the pharmaceutical industry. The goal of the approval is to give states access to... Read More

ExxonMobil Affiliate to Invest $560M in Massive Renewable Diesel Facility
Renewable Energy
ExxonMobil Affiliate to Invest $560M in Massive Renewable Diesel Facility
2023-01-30 15:16:40
by Dan McCue

IRVING, Texas — ExxonMobil affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd., is investing roughly $560 million to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada.  According to a statement issued by ExxonMobil, the project at Imperial’s Strathcona refinery is... Read More

Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau Meet in Mexico City for Summit
Diplomacy
Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau Meet in Mexico City for Summit

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting for a series of talks on migration, trade and climate change on Tuesday as the three leaders try to... Read More

Canadian Police Hunt for Suspects After 10 Stabbed to Death
Crime
Canadian Police Hunt for Suspects After 10 Stabbed to Death

REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police searched on Monday for two men suspected of stabbing 10 people to death in an Indigenous community and a nearby town, as the massive manhunt following one of the nation’s deadliest mass killings entered... Read More

Florida Sues FDA to Speed Up Canadian Drug Import Approval
Prescription Drugs
Florida Sues FDA to Speed Up Canadian Drug Import Approval
2022-09-01 20:23:26
by Tom Ramstack

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida's governor announced Wednesday his state is suing the Food and Drug Administration to speed up permission to import drugs from Canada. Canadian drugs for diabetes, hepatitis C and other common illnesses are less expensive than most... Read More

US, Canada Demand Talks Over Mexican Energy Policies
Trade
US, Canada Demand Talks Over Mexican Energy Policies
2022-07-22 16:11:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Just days after the second anniversary of the USMCA trade agreement, two of its three signers, the U.S. and Canada, are demanding dispute settlement talks with the third, Mexico, over domestic energy policies they say are undermining cross-border... Read More

Canada Passes Single-Use Plastics Ban
International
Canada Passes Single-Use Plastics Ban
2022-06-21 15:11:48
by Kate Michael

OTTAWA, Ontario — After several years of work toward the goal, Canada is officially moving forward on a plan to ban the use, manufacture, import, and eventual export of single-use plastics. "We promised Canadians we would deliver a ban on... Read More

Canada to Lift COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Vaccinated Travelers
International
Canada to Lift COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Vaccinated Travelers
2022-03-18 18:03:29
by Reece Nations

OTTAWA, Ont. — Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on Thursday that the country would no longer require fully vaccinated travelers to show a negative coronavirus test prior to entering the country starting April 1. Duclos’ announcement comes as Canadian... Read More

Trudeau Says Protests Must End, Truckers Brace for Crackdown
In The News
Trudeau Says Protests Must End, Truckers Brace for Crackdown

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police poured into downtown Ottawa on Thursday in what truckers feared was a prelude to a crackdown on their nearly three-week, street-clogging protest against Canada's COVID-19 restrictions. Work crews in the capital began erecting fences outside... Read More

Key US-Canada Bridge Reopens as Ottawa Protest Persists
In The News
Key US-Canada Bridge Reopens as Ottawa Protest Persists

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities' inability... Read More

Truck Blockade at U.S.-Canadian Border Shuts Auto Plants
In The News
Truck Blockade at U.S.-Canadian Border Shuts Auto Plants

TORONTO (AP) — The truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production on both sides of the... Read More

USMCA Panel Gives US a Win Over Canada in Dairy Dispute
Trade
USMCA Panel Gives US a Win Over Canada in Dairy Dispute
2022-01-04 21:02:53
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The United States has prevailed in the first dispute resolution case brought under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known more commonly as USMCA. The case before the inaugural dispute settlement panel was a long-running dispute over Canadian trade policies... Read More

Biden to Host Canada’s Trudeau, López Obrador at White House
White House
Biden to Host Canada's Trudeau, López Obrador at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host talks next week in Washington with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, the White House said Wednesday. The Nov. 18 meeting will be the first with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and... Read More

Border Residents Rejoice as US Says it Will Lift Travel Ban
Travel
Border Residents Rejoice as US Says it Will Lift Travel Ban

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze. Travel across land borders from Canada... Read More

Ban on Canada, Mexico Border Crossings Extended Through Sept. 21
Travel
Ban on Canada, Mexico Border Crossings Extended Through Sept. 21
2021-08-25 14:49:16
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Essential trade and travel between Canada and the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. will continue as normal, however restrictions on non-essential crossings will remain in place through Sept. 21. The announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland... Read More

Canada Begins Allowing Vaccinated US Citizens to Visit Again
Travel
Canada Begins Allowing Vaccinated US Citizens to Visit Again

Canada on Monday is lifting its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans.... Read More

U.S. and Mexico Fail to Resolve Dispute on Trade Rules for Cars
Trade
U.S. and Mexico Fail to Resolve Dispute on Trade Rules for Cars
2021-07-26 13:05:12
by Dan McCue

The U.S. and Mexico failed to resolve a dispute over trade rules for cars during a meeting last week, a development - or lack of one - that appears capable of severely straining relations between the two countries a year... Read More

Canada to Let Vaccinated US Citizens Enter Country on Aug. 9
Health
Canada to Let Vaccinated US Citizens Enter Country on Aug. 9

TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as... Read More

Big Tech Faces Calls For Revenue Sharing
Media
Big Tech Faces Calls For Revenue Sharing
2021-06-18 14:56:15
by Daniel Mollenkamp

In the latest call for regulators to limit the power of big tech companies, a group of Canadian news media publications has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to force revenue sharing negotiations among tech behemoths Google and Facebook and Canadian... Read More

US Advances First USMCA Dispute Panel Over Canadian Dairy Practices
Trade
US Advances First USMCA Dispute Panel Over Canadian Dairy Practices
2021-05-25 20:32:19
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The United States has requested the first ever dispute panel to settle a trade conflict under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Tuesday. The United States is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas,... Read More

A Grown-Up Bromance? First Biden/Trudeau Talks Long On Policy
Foreign Affairs
A Grown-Up Bromance? First Biden/Trudeau Talks Long On Policy
2021-02-24 21:40:12
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON - If ever there was a sign that a new sheriff is in town in the nation's Capitol, it was the tenor of President Joe Biden's first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Though the coronavirus forced... Read More

Families Seek Exemptions to U.S., Canada Land Border Closure
Foreign Affairs
Families Seek Exemptions to U.S., Canada Land Border Closure
2021-02-10 15:53:07
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — When it comes to COVID restrictions along America’s northern border, the United States and Canada are treating travelers rather differently. While this may not be as concerning for most general discretionary travel, bi-national families are increasingly frustrated with... Read More

Canada Designates the Proud Boys as a Terrorist Entity
Foreign Affairs
Canada Designates the Proud Boys as a Terrorist Entity

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government designated the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity on Wednesday, noting they played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The Proud Boys have faced increased scrutiny... Read More

Canada Urges Biden Not to Cancel Oil Pipeline on First Day
Energy
Canada Urges Biden Not to Cancel Oil Pipeline on First Day

TORONTO (AP) — Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will... Read More

BPC Considers a Points-Based Immigration System for the US
Think Tanks
BPC Considers a Points-Based Immigration System for the US
2020-10-01 14:23:04
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — The issue of immigration can be polarizing, but the Bipartisan Policy Center has decided to tackle the topic with a series of discussions on immigration policies around the world. The think tank’s latest dialogue coincides with the launch... Read More

Assessing U.S. Canadian Border Policy’s Future Effects
Foreign Affairs
Assessing U.S. Canadian Border Policy’s Future Effects
2020-08-07 19:36:15
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON - Canada is not usually at the center of debate on U.S. immigration, but policy changes due to COVID-19 have atypically limited travel to Canada and affected the United States’ and Canada’s control of the movement of people and... Read More

New Trade Accord Between US, Canada and Mexico Goes Into Effect
Trade
New Trade Accord Between US, Canada and Mexico Goes Into Effect
2020-07-01 18:55:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - It's NAFTA no more. As of 12:01 this morning, the U.S. - Mexico - Canada trade agreement, better known as the USMCA, is in full effect, formally replacing the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement "Today marks the... Read More

Senate Approves Revised USMCA Trade Deal by Huge Margin
Trade
Senate Approves Revised USMCA Trade Deal by Huge Margin
2020-01-17 17:02:20
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Senate handed President Donald Trump a policy victory on Thursday, backing USMCA, the new North American trade deal, the same day the chamber turned its attention to the president's impeachment trial. Once it's signed by Trump, USMCA... Read More

Revised North American Trade Deal Overwhelmingly Passes House
Trade
Revised North American Trade Deal Overwhelmingly Passes House
2019-12-20 14:41:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - In a strong show of bipartisan cooperation just hours after they were at each other's throats over the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Democrats and Republicans threw their support behind a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.... Read More

Analysis: Why On The Same Day Did Democrats Move to Impeach Trump — Then Bless His Trade Deal?
Analysis: Why On The Same Day Did Democrats Move to Impeach Trump — Then Bless His Trade Deal?

WASHINGTON — In the span of one hour Tuesday, House Democrats moved to impeach President Donald Trump for abusing his office and simultaneously delivered his biggest legislative win of the year by agreeing to a long-stalled trade deal — a... Read More

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