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  1. tremendous content
    Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. tremendous content
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    Trump (Jokingly?) Insists Canada Should Be 51st StateHe keeps taunting “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” It sounds like a stupid joke, but he did try to buy Greenland.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. social studies
    The Election Is Almost Here. Time for Canada?A cottage industry of expatriation consultants has emerged in time for 2024 anxiety.
    By Esme Benjamin
  4. just asking questions
    Will New York See Another Smokepocalypse This Summer?NASA researcher Dan Westervelt explains why Canadian wildfires might not be such a threat this summer.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. crime
    Feds Say They Foiled NYC Assassination PlotAuthorities allege that an Indian national plotted to kill a prominent Sikh separatist in the city.
    By Nia Prater
  6. smokepocalypse
    Canada Is on Fire. America Is Choking on Smoke. Is This the ‘New Abnormal’?We talked with forest-fire expert and journalist John Vaillant.
    By Robert Moor
  7. early and often
    Joe Biden Is Realizing Trump’s ‘America First’ VisionThe president is alienating allies and waging economic war on China to ensure America’s industrial supremacy.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. canada
    Ottawa’s Trucker Protest Is OverPolice in the Canadian capital have cleared away the demonstration. A similar convoy protest is being planned in the U.S.
    By Chas Danner
  9. canada
    Police Clear Freedom Convoy, Ambassador Bridge Set to ReopenThe busy U.S.-Canada border crossing, which had been blockaded by protesters since early last week, is expected to reopen Sunday.
    By Chas Danner
  10. conservative media
    Why Conservatives Celebrate the Canadian TruckersCOVID mandates are ripe fodder for fraudulent populism.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. life after warming
    This Is What Happens When One Climate Disaster Follows AnotherJust look at these images of flooding and landslides in British Columbia.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  12. gun control
    Canada Bans Assault WeaponsIn a popular measure after a recent gun massacre in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Liberal Party moved quickly, using emergency powers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. donald trump
    The CBC Cut Trump’s Home Alone 2 Cameo, and His Fans Are OutragedThe Canadian broadcaster said the cut, made years before Trump became president, had been done “for time.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. trade
    Trump Mulls Throwing Big Pharma Under the Bus to Save NAFTA 2.0The U.S. has long used trade deals as an excuse to export America’s high drug prices. Trump is reportedly willing to back away from that tradition.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. climate change
    Trump Sues California to Kill Cross-Border Cap-and-Trade MarketIt’s just the latest in the administration’s legal battles with the country’s largest state, which particularly target action on climate change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. canada
    Justin Trudeau to Win Election for Second Term as Canadian Prime MinisterTrudeau hung on through multiple controversies, though projections show that his Liberal Party will form a minority government, suffering a blow.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. justin trudeau
    Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface Makeup to a Private-School Party in 2001A yearbook photo shows the Canadian PM in brownface at an ‘Arabian Nights’ party. And a new video shows him wearing blackface in a separate incident.
    By Matt Stieb
  18. trade
    With New NAFTA Deal, Trump Avoids Disaster But Falls Short on Big Trade PromisesCanada has signed on to a deal that shores up and modernizes the existing trade system, but fails to address major issues that animated Trump voters.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  19. trade
    U.S. and Canada Strike a Deal to Save NAFTAIt will be called the “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement,” or USMCA.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. trade wars
    Trump’s Quiet Assault on Small Newspapers Just Came to an EndThe International Trade Commission ruled that Trump tariffs on newsprint are illegitimate — but not before those duties devastated regional papers.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana UseRetail marijuana sales are expected to begin in September.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. Trump’s Insults Are Bringing Out Canada’s Fiery Inner NationalismAnti-American sentiment is burning hot among our generally mild-mannered neighbors. And “weak” Trudeau has gotten a huge political boost.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. trade war
    Trump Threatens to End All Trade With AlliesHe also suggested that there be no trade barriers of any kind among the G7.
    By Chas Danner
  24. global economy
    How Will We Know When the Trade War Starts?The response of our allies shows that Trump has taken the U.S. into unknown territory — and the health of the global economy is on the line.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  25. Trump’s America Isn’t Going to the G7 to Make Friends (or Keep Them)Diplomacy between the U.S. and its Western allies is devolving into a carefully choreographed reality-show feud.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. Trump Unites U.S. Allies — in Opposition to His Trade PoliciesSix of the G7 countries are furious at Trump and his tactics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Trump Asks Trudeau: ‘Didn’t You Guys Burn Down the White House?’Canada, Britain, whatever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump Slaps Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on the E.U., Canada, and MexicoThe decision is likely to lead these core American allies to retaliate against American exporters.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. The Canadians Think Trump Will Try to Kill NAFTA. Are They Right?The president longs for trade war — but also a booming stock market and the approval of his corporate donors.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Trump’s Demands Have Deadlocked NAFTA TalksMexico, Canada, and the U.S. have agreed to delay the next round of talks, as White House continues to insist on reforms its neighbors won’t abide.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. Why Trump Just Might Blow Up NAFTASince losing a proxy battle with Breitbart in Alabama, the president has been increasingly willing to sow chaos for the far right’s pleasure.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. As He Prepares to Blow Up NAFTA, Trump Warms to a New Trade Deal With CanadaNegotiators are meeting to save NAFTA, but Trump doesn’t seem to want that.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. international affairs
    Vehicle Attacks in Edmonton Being Investigated As Possible Act of TerrorismThe suspect had an ISIS flag in his car and injured at least five people, including a police officer.
    By Chas Danner
  34. Democrats: Canadian Unions Shouldn’t Have to Compete With Cheap American LaborCanada has called for NAFTA to prohibit union-busting laws in American states. Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Sherrod Brown agree.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. select all
    Montreal Man Trapped in Airbnb PurgatoryHe’s the only permanent resident in his building.
    By Brian Feldman
  36. After Softening on China, Trump Goes All-in on Anti-Canada PopulismThe president slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber and vows that “we will not stand for” Ottawa’s unfair trade practices.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Canada’s Government Has a Plan to Legalize Recreational Weed by Next SummerThe proposal fulfills a Justin Trudeau campaign promise.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. Trump Signals He Will Seek Relatively Modest Changes to NAFTADuring the campaign, Trump promised to “rip up” the trade agreement. Now, his administration appears content to make NAFTA a bit more like the TPP.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. Trump’s Top Trade Adviser Tries to Sell Mexico On ‘North America First’Peter Navarro wants the new NAFTA to protect the North American manufacturing market from overseas competition.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. 27-Year-Old ‘Right-Wing Troll’ Charged With Murder in Quebec Mosque ShootingSix people were killed during evening prayers.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Jen Kirby
  41. Justin Trudeau Makes History As First Prime Minister to March in Pride ParadeBut hopefully not the last.
    By Kenny Wassus and Cait Munro
  42. fort mcmurray
    Devastating Canadian Wildfire May Double in Size“In no way is this fire under control.”
    By Chas Danner
  43. Trudeau: U.S.–Canada Can Cooperate Under Trump“Friendship between two countries extends far beyond any two people.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  44. crimes and misdemeanors
    Canada Would Like Its 48,000 Pounds of Lobster BackAnd other weird crimes up north.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  45. accidents
    Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Near British Columbia, Killing at Least 5The cause of the crash in unclear.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. international affairs
    Liberals Sweep Canadian Election, Making Justin Trudeau Prime MinisterHe ousted Conservative Stephen Harper, who led Canada for nearly a decade.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver, Mike Myers, and a Moose Try to Explain the Canadian ElectionLast Week Tonight assumed you haven’t been paying attention. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  48. early and often
    Scott Walker Suggests Northern Border WallHe calls the possible need for a barrier between the U.S. and Canada a “legitimate issue.”
    By Chas Danner
  49. Canadian MP Blames Tight Underwear for Brief AbsenceBecause “50% off is like catnip to a Winnipegger.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  50. Small-Scale Attacks by Self-Radicalized Terrorists Are the New NormalIncidents like the Ottawa parliament shootings have taken on scary inevitability. 
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
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