The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a program of big spending to spur Canada’s economy and reduce its dependence on the United States.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was terminating trade talks with Canada, threatening once again to upend the crucial economic relationship between the United States and its second-biggest trading partner.

President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs has quickly strained the United States’ longstanding relationship with Canada over the last year.

President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter over the weekend he would issue a permit for a railway project from Canada's oil sands to ports in Alaska, a project that has many regulatory hurdles but could help spur shipments of the landlocked crude to foreign markets and U.

The World Health Organization considers measles eliminated until it has spread unchecked for a year. Canada is set to be the first Western country since the coronavirus pandemic to lose its elimination status, according to W.H.O. data. The specter of Covid-19 hangs over this outbreak.

Canada eliminated measles in 1998. The U.S. followed two years later, in 2000. There are multiple criteria for losing an official measles elimination status, including the declines in vaccination rates observed in both countries. But the most significant factor is having ongoing measles transmission for a full year.

Canada is launching dispute settlement proceedings against auto manufacturer Stellantis over its decision to shift production from a Canadian plant to one in the United States,