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Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday it would be “superficial” to compare the approaches Canada and Mexico have taken to navigating trade negotiations with the United States, given how different their economic relationships with the U.S. are, despite only Canada facing rising tariffs. Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and their ministerial counterparts in Mexico City to talk economic growth, trade and security.The two-day trip comes as many Canadians wonder why the U.S. hit Canada on Friday with a 35 per cent tariff on goods not compliant with the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, while Mexico received a 90-day reprieve from threatened higher U.S. levies. The U.S. counts Canada and Mexico a...

Texas Republicans are moving to arrest a group of legislators who fled the state to restrict the government’s ability to reconfigure electoral boundaries in a manner they say would diminish the voting power of minority groups. On Monday, Texas State Gov. Greg Abbott accused the defectors of abandoning their duties and breaking the law.“By fleeing the state, Texas House Democrats are holding hostage critical legislation to aid flood victims and advance property tax relief. There are consequences for dereliction of duty,” he said in a press release.“Speaker Dustin Burrows just issued a call of the Texas House and issued warrants to compel members to return to the chamber,” he continued.“To ensure compliance, I ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to locate, arrest, and return to the...

Provincial parks will shut down across Nova Scotia starting later Tuesday, the government says, as the province faces a dry summer and heightened wildfire risk. With a burn-ban already in place, officials said Tuesday they’re shuttering parks as of 4 p.m. to protect the public.“We are telling Nova Scotians to stay out of the woods,” said Premier Tim Houston during a press conference.The provincial parks ban restricts the public from unnecessary travel into the forests and partake in activities including hiking, camping, fishing and the use of wood.The public will also not be allowed to use vehicles in the woods or access trail systems.While camping is allowed, it is only permitted in official campgrounds. Story continues below advertisement Private landowners ...