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President Donald Trump meets Monday with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, a leader praised by the administration for opening his country’s notorious prison system, even as the U.S. government has been ordered to facilitate the return of a Maryland man from CBC | World News
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U.S. regulators order corrective action after Keystone Pipeline spill in North Dakota
U.S. federal regulators have ordered the Calgary-based operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused more than 556,000 litres of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota. South Bow, the pipeline operator, hopes to return to operations in the next few days. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran, U.S. hold talks on Tehran’s nuclear program amid heightened Middle East tensions
Iran and the United States held talks in Oman on Saturday aimed at jump-starting negotiations over Tehran’s fast-advancing nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal. CBC | World News
Read More »Duty-free shops struggle to make ends meet as Canadians steer clear of U.S.
Duty-free shops across the country, still recovering from pandemic travel restrictions, are reporting massive drops in business in recent months as Canadians increasingly avoid travelling to the U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadians required to register with U.S. government if in country at least 30 days
Beginning Friday, Canadians over the age of 14 who will be in the United States for 30 days or longer will have to register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Trump administration says it’s just enforcing laws that essentially have been on the books for decades. CBC | World News
Read More »China hits back at Trump’s tariff hike with 125% duties on U.S. goods
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Read More »Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high despite Trump’s claim they’re ‘much cheaper’
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record high of $ 6.23 US per dozen despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s predictions. CBC | World News
Read More »Pete Hoekstra confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and comments about annexation. CBC | World News
Read More »European Union hits pause on planned retaliatory tariffs for U.S.
The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow
The U.S. says it rejects efforts to impose economic measures against its ships, leaving IMO talks to continue despite the country’s withdrawal. CBC | World News
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