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Canada and the U.S. have no plans to resume trade talks before Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs take effect on Tuesday, September 8..
One Canadian government official told The Globe and Mail there are no negotiations scheduled for the Labour Day long weekend. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister in charge of the file, delivered a similar message in a briefing to business leaders on Friday afternoon, according to two other people with knowledge of the call.
Estella Ren, reporting for the Toronto Star: Canada has surprisingly become a more attractive place to do business than the U.S. for some companies that sell globally, with tariff-free access to major overseas markets and lower operating costs.
Among those looking north is Wildlife Acoustics, a Massachusetts-based company which was honoured with the President’s “E” Award for Exports from the Biden administration in 2024.
The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division was instructed earlier this week to pause all work with the Canadian government, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing emails, amid a trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.
Lynda Marshall, chief of the antitrust division’s international section, ordered officials in an email Wednesday to stop all cooperation on cases and engagement on policy issues with Canadian authorities, without providing a reason for the directive, the report said.
Reuters: US Justice Department pauses cooperation with Canadian government, WSJ reports
Tim Shufelt in the Globe and Mail: Roughly 20 months into this continental scrap, the world has not written Canada off. Far from it.
In fact, inbound investment is picking up. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Canada is on the upswing, for example, having outpaced outbound FDI in 2025 for the first time in 12 years.
The impacts of climate change in Canada are now largely irreversible and average temperatures are expected to rise by at least 3.5C by the end of the century.
A new government report from the Environment and Climate Change Canada says that even if the world reaches net-zero emissions by 2075 — which means any greenhouse gases still emitted are captured by nature or technology — the effects in Canada will be stark. They include a nearly a 50% increase in the area burned by wildfires, and that glaciers in Western Canada will lose more than 75% of their mass.
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The United Nations General Assembly adopted a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
The “Correct the Map” resolution – put forward by African Union member states, as well as the Bahamas – passed with overwhelming support: 164 member states voted in favour, six abstained, while the U.S. stood alone and voted against it.
CTV News: UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different
The Guardian: UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
While the unemployment rate held steady at 6.4% last month, Canada’s labour market stalled in August, losing 42,000 jobs, reports Statistics Canada.
CBC reports the decline surprised some economists, who had predicted a fourth-consecutive month of gains since May.
A report from the Canada West Foundation, an independent, non-partisan think tank based in Calgary, estimates setting up an independent Alberta would cost more than $200 billion, with ongoing costs of more than $50 billion annually.
These would include Alberta taking over its share of the federal debt, the associated annual debt servicing costs, setting up new trade agreements, and taking over federal transfers for health care, child care and other services.
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Gregor Robertson, today announced an investment of over $11 million for ten businesses and organizations across Northern B.C. to support jobs, productivity, and growth, including in key industries affected by global trade disruptions, such as the advanced manufacturing and forest sectors. These investments will help the region navigate current trade challenges while building skills, expanding economic participation, and creating new opportunities for long-term growth in local communities.
This is so Canadian.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and rock star Bryan Adams enjoyed coffee, and some of Thunder Bay’s famous Persian doughnuts at The Persian Man restaurant.
CBC says Prime Minister Mark Carney and musician Bryan Adams were in town for separate appearances, but paired up to visit some local landmarks.
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