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President Trump meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, in July. Trump is pushing to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement among their countries and Canada.

Trump's NAFTA Makeover Not So Extreme

8:21am August 15, 2017

by Chris Arnold

The Trump administration begins renegotiating NAFTA this month. Despite the rhetoric of the campaign and talk of tearing it up, the administration's actual plans appear less dramatic than expected.

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People who illegally crossed the Canada-U.S. border near Hemmingford, Quebec, are processed in a tent after being arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Saturday. The flow of asylum-seekers has increased dramatically in recent weeks, and the wai

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Canada's Army Builds Tent Camp For Haitian Asylum-Seekers Arriving From U.S.

2:25pm August 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Crossings into Quebec have spiked, as Haitians who fled after the 2010 quake face an uncertain legal future in America. Soldiers are building a shelter to house up to 500 people awaiting processing.

The Boston Flats trailer park was destroyed by a wildfire in Boston Flats, British Columbia, Canada on Monday.

World News

Wildfires Rage Through British Columbia, Forcing 40,000 From Their Homes

8:23am July 18, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Facing rampant fires in the western province, Canadian officials have called for help from the military and even Australian firefighters. And authorities only expect the situation to worsen.

Joe Howlett, an expert in rescuing whales from tangled fishing gear, died on Monday. He's seen here off the coast of Canada's Campobello Island in 2015.

NOAA Halts Whale Disentanglement Efforts After Rescuer Dies

3:17pm July 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Boat captain Joe Howlett died on Monday after freeing a right whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Comedian Mike Myers grew up an avid Toronto Maple Leafs fan, mostly playing street hockey on tennis courts in the suburb of Scarborough. The reason for his first visit to Chicago, where he would later perform with The Second City comedy troupe? To take in

'Feel The Civility': Comedian Mike Myers On Canada — And 'Canada'

4:52pm June 30, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to comedian Mike Myers as Canada prepares to mark 150 years since it took a major step toward independence. Myers has written a book called Canada about his home country.

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A McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle, like the one pictured at a trade show in 2010, was used to make the record-breaking shot during an operation in Iraq.

World News

Canadian Sniper Hit A Target More Than 2 Miles Away, Military Confirms

5:09pm June 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

For the shot to be accurate, many factors, from wind and gravity to the Earth's curvature, would have to be taken into account.

"I buy up the stuff, retail, full monty," Mike Hallatt told NPR last year. "I own it, I get to do with it whatever I want to and I just happen to want to sell it to my friends in Canada." That argument was not enough to convince Trader Joe's, however.

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It's Checkmatey For Pirate Joe's: Canadian Grocery Reseller Lowers Its Sails

4:39pm June 09, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Break out the pirate pun of your choice, for an era has come to a close: After five years buying Trader Joe's products in the U.S. and reselling them in Vancouver, Pirate Joe's is shuttering the shop.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty to the murder of eight elderly patients in Ontario, Canada.

World News

In Canada, Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty To Murdering 8 Nursing Home Patients

5:10pm June 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Elizabeth Wettlaufer's guilty plea makes her one of the deadliest serial killers in the country's history, according to Canadian media reports. She says she injected her victims with insulin.

Trucks move along Interstate 35 in Laredo, Texas. It's a major thoroughfare for trade between Mexico and the U.S.

Trump Administration Says It Will Launch NAFTA Renegotiation

2:52pm May 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. trade representative formally notified congressional leaders in a letter Thursday that the president intends to begin negotiations with Canada and Mexico "as soon as practicable."

A rodent named Snuggles was saved by volunteers at an overdose prevention site, after expereincing a heroin overdose.

Health & Safety

Pet Rat In Vancouver Overdoses On Heroin, Saved By Narcan

2:17pm May 16, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Snuggles ate some heroin, according to the woman who brought the little rodent into an overdose prevention site in Canada. Volunteers administered a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.