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After Months Stuck Living In Airport, Syrian Finds Refuge Half A World Away

8:26pm November 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Hassan Al Kontar arrived in Canada eight months after posting his first pleas for help at a Malaysian airport. He didn't have a visa to go anywhere else — until he found allies in an unlikely place.

Canada legalized recreational marijuana in this month, but Canadians can find themselves barred from entering the U.S. if they say they've used it. A Canadian flag flies in Windsor, Ontario, in June, with the Detroit skyline visible behind it.

Pot Is Now Legal In Canada. But Admitting To Using It Can Get You Banned From The U.S.

4:38pm October 31, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Canadians say they are being asked at the U.S. border whether they have ever used marijuana. Some were surprised at the result.

A planter trims medicinal marijuana plants in Ontario in 2016. After months of preparation, Canada legalized recreational use of the drug on Wednesday.

It's Legal. In Canada, Recreational Marijuana Gets Green Light

2:44am October 17, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

Pot sales begin today in Canada, which is only the second country after Uruguay to legalize the drug for recreational use.

President Trump discusses a revised U.S. trade agreement with Mexico and Canada during a news conference Monday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Trump Says New Trade Agreement To Replace NAFTA Is A Campaign Promise Kept

6:14pm October 01, 2018

by Dina Kesbeh

Ottawa agreed to make it easier for U.S. farmers to ship dairy products into Canada. The U.S. also agreed to shield Canada from auto tariffs.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa last year.

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Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

8:13am September 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate's international reputation has taken a severe beating over her government's failure to halt atrocities against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland speaks during negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement in October. "We know that a win-win-win agreement is within reach and that is what we are working toward," she said Friday.

No NAFTA Deal: Canada-U.S. Talks To Resume Next Week

6:09pm August 31, 2018

by Avie Schneider

After days of negotiations, the U.S. and Canada failed to agree on a deal by a Friday deadline to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. and Mexico reached a pact earlier.

The United States, Canada and Mexico have been in lengthy talks over changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement since President Trump threatened to scrap the historic treaty.

U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Continue In Bid To Update NAFTA

4:20pm August 31, 2018

The United States and Canada are working on changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, after lengthy talks spurred by President Trump's threats to scrap the historic treaty.

A demonstrator holds a flag with an image of Earth during a protest against the Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on June 2. On Thursday a Federal Court of Appeal ruled to stop the expansion projects indefinitely.

Canadian Court Puts A Stop To Expansion Of Major Oil Pipeline (For Now)

11:31pm August 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

An appeals court sided unanimously with environmental and indigenous groups in the decision; for construction to resume, the government must comply with court orders that could take years to satisfy.

Last year, the Trump administration unveiled its goals for renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, a deal that reshaped trade between Canada, Mexico and the United States.

U.S. And Mexico Reach Trade Deal; Trump Wants To Drop NAFTA Name

5:43pm August 27, 2018

by John Ydstie

The Trump administration has forged a tentative pact with Mexico on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The next step is to get Canada re-engaged in the talks.

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Alberta Aurora Chasers captured STEVE in April in British Columbia, Canada. STEVE is the narrow ribbon of white-purple hues overhead, and the vibrant green light on the right is an aurora located further north.

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Scientists Are Puzzled By Mysterious Lights In The Sky. They Call Them STEVE

11:03pm August 23, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Scientists don't know what's causing the aurora-like phenomenon, which has been known to amateur photographers for decades but only recently came to the attention of researchers.