Senator Susan Collins announced on Friday that the US will issue tariff exemptions on several categories of Canadian imports. The trade dispute with Canada has become an issue in her Maine Senate race. Canada this week unveiled a support plan for manufacturers hit by US tariffs.
The US Embassy in Ottawa said Prime Minister Mark Carney's government was dismissing concerns about potential interference in the US midterm elections. Carney rejected the claim and noted that the US had started trade actions against Canada; at least 13 Canadians are among dozens of non-citizens charged with illegally voting in US federal elections.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $6.2 billion plan to shield Canadian manufacturers from US tariffs. Carney said the tariffs weaken industries in both countries and reduce choice for households.
About 76% of voters in Alberta, with nearly 1.9 million ballots counted, rejected a proposal to begin the process of leaving Canada. Separatists said they would keep campaigning, while the result was seen as strengthening Prime Minister Mark Carney's position.
President Trump backed down on a threat to ban sales of Bombardier aircraft in the United States, made during an escalation of the trade dispute with Canada last month. The move was welcomed by the Canadian aerospace sector.
About 76% of Alberta voters backed remaining in Canada, rejecting a proposal to start the process toward a binding independence referendum, according to unofficial results. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it a "great result for Canada." Separatist leaders said they would keep campaigning, and some warned the province's governing party could split over the issue.
A grass fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta killed four soldiers and left 39 people hospitalised, at least 19 critically. Accounts say the blaze crossed firebreaks and moved a kilometre in under a minute; PM Mark Carney called it one of the forces' worst peacetime tragedies on home soil.
Albertans voted on ten referendum questions, including whether the province should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on independence. Polls suggest most favour staying, but separatists hope to gain leverage over Mark Carney's federal government.
A violent, fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright, one of Canada's busiest training bases, killed at least four people and seriously injured dozens, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney; one report cited an explosion and seven deaths. Carney called it one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's forces at home.
Oil-rich Alberta votes on 19 October on whether to start the legal process toward separation. Polling suggests fewer than a quarter of residents want to leave; Prime Minister Carney campaigned for unity and suggested the US is trying to 'break' Canada after Elon Musk voiced support for separatism.
A late try from Shoshanah Seumanutafa gave Canada a 24-21 win over England in Toronto, ending the Red Roses' four-year, 41-match unbeaten run, the longest in rugby union history.
Canada beat England 24-21 in Toronto in a WXV Global Series match, with a late try by Shoshanah Seumanutafa. The defeat ended the Red Roses' four-year, 41-match unbeaten run, the longest in rugby union history.