California urges Trump to drop plan for weaker fuel standard
"Stopping us from protecting our people, our jobs and economy or our planet is like trying to stop a mother from protecting her child," said State Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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In Trump’s world, no man is unemployable — and no woman is safe
In Trump’s world, men are the real casualties of #MeToo.
U.S. congressman issues dire warning to Canada's NAFTA team
Time is running out, said a prominent congressional ally of U.S. President Donald Trump as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland travelled to Washington this week.
Catherine McKenna poised to steer the world away from plastic waste
If some governments won’t yet play ball, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna suggested there are plenty of other players.
Loosen grip on dairy sector to help NAFTA talks, New York Republican says
The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada's dairy sector took new focus on Sunday, September 9, 2018, as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came under scrutiny and spin on political talk shows on both sides of the border.
Trump, Trudeau raise NAFTA brinkmanship, muse about walking away from deal
Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau raised their trade brinkmanship to a new level on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, with each saying they were willing to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement if they don't get what they want.
Deal, or no NAFTA deal, uncertainty means consumers lose out, say experts
Under almost any normal circumstance, the negotiation of a trade pact between countries should result in benefits for consumers, say experts who are closely watching the North American free trade talks unfold in Washington.
Dairy looms as 11th hour NAFTA irritant as Trump advisers press for concessions
Canada's protected supply-managed dairy industry emerged as a major 11th-hour irritant as the Trudeau government returned on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, to what could be the final, pivotal round of talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Postmedia loses Pecker
David Pecker, the chairman and CEO of the company that owns National Enquirer, resigned from his board seats at Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Postmedia Network Inc., the Canadian media company has announced.
John McCain was an American climate hero, too
Dozens of epitaphs written over the weekend proclaim the late U.S. Senator John McCain as an American hero, writes Eric Holthaus. But history may miss one of his greatest achievements: His decades-long call for climate action.
U.S., Mexico reach trade 'understanding' to overhaul NAFTA: Trump
Donald Trump said on Monday, August 27, 2018, that the United States and Mexico have reached a bilateral trade "understanding" that could lead to an overhaul — or perhaps the termination — of the three-country North American Free Trade Agreement.
We denounce Trump's ‘dirty war against the free press’
National Observer joins The Boston Globe and some 350 American newspapers publishing editorials today denouncing Trump's dangerous and demeaning war on the news media.
Feds mulling safeguards to prevent 'surge' of cheap steel imports into Canada
The federal government extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trump's tough-on-trade White House on Tuesday as it began exploring how best to address industry concerns that U.S. tariffs are turning a trickle of foreign steel imports into a torrent.
U.S. President Trump threatens auto tariffs against Canada if trade talks fail
Donald Trump launched a fresh auto-tariff threat against Canada late on Friday, August 10, 2018, at a time when Ottawa finds itself in a holding pattern on NAFTA negotiations as it awaits the completion of one-on-one talks between the United States and Mexico.
To California, the wildfires are tragic. To the Trump administration, they're convenient
The Commerce Department has ordered that water use be prioritized for firefighters –– who say water isn't the issue. The decision isn't really about fire.