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Kyiv faces sustained pressure from high-ranking U.S. officials to agree to a resource-sharing deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has judged is not in his country’s interest, under terms Washington has presented. U.S. President Donald Trump wants Kyiv to deliver what he’s called “equalization” for the support Washington has provided, amid Ukraine’s ongoing fight against a full-scale Russian …

Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year because the virus changes so frequently. But the U.S. hasn’t contributed its information on what’s spreading there since January, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. For seasonal influenza, which forced schools to shut down in some American states earlier this …

Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to impose auto tariffs “in the neighbourhood of 25 per cent,” with similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports. It’s the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade by the U.S. president. On Friday, Trump said levies on automobiles would come …

Travelling for international meetings or even joining a call with Canadian counterparts has become impossible for some U.S. government scientists, under new directives since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.  Canadian ecologist Aaron Fisk says he recently tried to set up a virtual call to discuss plans with American colleagues, …

The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for about four hours to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, in talks that represented a rapid and major change in American foreign policy under U.S. President Donald Trump. President Vladimir …

Canadian travellers are boycotting the U.S., and Newfoundland and Labrador tourism advocates are anticipating more visitors this year as a result. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) As the reality of a trade war between Canada and the U.S. continues to loom large, some see an opportunity to lure travellers who’d normally fly south …

President Donald Trump claims he’s targeting Canada with punishing tariffs on all our goods because he’s concerned about the country’s supposedly lax approach to fentanyl and migrants. But new data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) shows Canada has a reason to worry about what’s pouring in from the U.S. …

Ukraine has clearly grabbed the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump with its apparent willingness to share access to rare-earth resources with Washington, in exchange for its continued support and security guarantees. Trump wants what he calls “equalization” for support the U.S. has provided to Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion. And he wants …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said.  The two leaders met on the sidelines of an international summit in Paris, as the Trump administration moves forward with its …

With the threat of U.S. tariffs sparking a “Buy Canadian” movement, Canada’s grocers are pivoting away from American products and ramping up efforts to make more local alternatives available. It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump will slap sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods …