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Trump says he's brokered a 'very good deal' with Canada after pausing 50% tariffs - Canada and U.S. negotiators are working on the final text of an agreement that would avert new tariffs and smooth over longstanding bilateral trade irritants, officials from both countries said Wednesday. Politics - | 1 hour ago

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Canada, U.S. continue talks after Trump pauses threatened 50% tariffs

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Trump claims certain Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods will be 'non-existent'

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Canada is 'better off with a deal than without a deal': Poilievre

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Trump pauses 50% tariffs, saying new trade deal reached

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Steel, aluminum could take another hit from Trump's tariffs

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Wildfire threat remains as Summerland evacuees return home

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Trade talks with U.S. 'may go down to the wire': Charest

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Canada-U.S. negotiators try to cut a deal before Trump's midnight deadline

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Carney avoids public comment on 'delicate' tariff negotiations

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Quebec, N.L. announce muti-billion dollar Churchill Falls energy sharing deal

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Businesses brace for impact as more U.S. tariffs loom

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New Churchill Falls deal is a 'win-win-win,' says N.L. premier

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New Churchill Falls deal 'absolutely' better than the 2024 deal, says Hodgson

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Carney expects to speak with Trump before Aug. 19 tariff deadline

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Trump would cut off Canadians' data centre access in '3 seconds,' says Ford

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Trump pauses 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 3 days -- U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he will pause the implementation of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods for three days, posting the decision less than two hours before the crushing levies were set to take effect.

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Another duty to warn letter casts doubt on Carney's rapprochement with India -- The RCMP issued another "duty to warn" letter to a Sikh separatist, Inderjeet Singh Gosal, who replaced Hardeep Singh Nijjar as leader of the Khalistani referendum effort in Canada. The newest threat raises more questions about the Carney government's claim that threats from the Indian government in Canada have been neutralized.

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No referendum with Trump around, says PQ ahead of October election - The Parti Québécois will not hold a referendum as long as U.S. President Donald Trump remains in power, party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced Tuesday morning. Canada - Montreal - | August 18 - |

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Analysis - Hoekstra's missteps in Canada are mild compared to some of Trump's ambassadors - Pete Hoekstra's issues in Canada, which led over 200,000 Canadians to sign a petition calling for his ouster, are relatively mild when compared to some of the scandals other U.S. ambassadors have provoked in allied countries. Politics - | 3 hours ago

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Liberal MP's travel documents show claims he voted on bills while in China are false

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Demand for Canadian citizenship certificates soaring, fuelled by Americans

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Analysis - 65 years after the Berlin Wall was built, Germany's east-west scars help feed a rising far-right party - World - | August 15

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N.L., Quebec announce new Churchill Falls agreement worth billions — with help from Ottawa -- |

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'Stuff happens': Ford says he was unaware party allegedly followed former Liberal leader to Jamaica -- |

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A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk?

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Woman behind petition to oust U.S ambassador says response is 'beyond what I expected'

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Push for co-operation among European shipbuilders could have Canadian ripple effect

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Where do Canada-U.S. trade negotiations stand? Here's a sector-by-sector breakdown

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Carney says last-minute U.S. tariff negotiations are 'delicate' and 'intense' as deadline looms

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Ottawa will look into screening processes amid NATO intern spying allegations

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Carney, Trump, top negotiators signal trade deal in the works

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CBC News Nova Scotia

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1:47 -- Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid just made a big donation to rural libraries. Here's why -- August 17

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CBC News Nova Scotia

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How Iowans feel about Trump's tariffs, Canada's treatment as Republicans vie for support -- Benjamin Lopez Steven -- -

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Petition calls for Canada to officially commemorate soldiers killed in Fenian raids -- Darren Major -- -

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Five years after Kabul fell, the reckoning over Afghanistan is far from over -- Murray Brewster -- -

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Canada, U.S. far apart on tariff deal as deadline looms: sources -- Darren Major -- -

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Trump trade rep says Washington 'not going to tolerate' retaliation as tariff deadline looms -- Darren Major -- -

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Canada announces new sanctions on Iranian officials over Strait of Hormuz -- Brock Wilson -- -

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At 100, the Legion makes its biggest push yet for new members -- Emma Godmere -- -

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Carney, Trump to be given 'options' following latest trade talks, says U.S. rep -- Benjamin Lopez Steven -- -

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