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A Canadian Ostrich Culling Sparks an International Storm Plan to euthanize 400 birds prompts RFK Jr. and other U.S. officials to come to the animals’ defense; an offer from Dr. Oz

A complex story with no easy resolution: About 400 ostriches on a farm outside Vancouver are at the center of a legal fight that has drawn U.S. health officials to the animals’ cause. www.wsj.com/world/americ... via @wsj.com

Canada Rescinds Digital-Services Tax to Salvage Trade Discussions With U.S. Carney and Trump will try to reach an agreement by July 21, a Canadian spokeswoman said.

Late breaking news: Canada caves to Trump and rescinds its digital services tax. A big win for the tech companies backing Trump.
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Trump’s Tariff Clock Is Ticking After G-7 Fails to Yield Deals Summit in Canada was thought to be a place where heads of state could try to break impasses.

Trump, the "tariff person" is holding out for deals other countries so far aren't willing to make. U.S. trading partners left the G-7 summit without hoped-for deals with President Trump wsj.com/politics/pol... via
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Trump Called Canada the 51st State. Now the G-7 Summit Brings Him to Alberta. The Group of Seven leaders are set to meet in Canada to discuss trade, the war in Ukraine and unrest in the Middle East.

The vibe at the G7 in Alberta is low key, as Canadian PM Carney tries to project unity and avoid blowups with the U.S. Here's our G7 preview. wsj.com/world/trump-... via @wsj.com w/
@natalieandrews.bsky.social and @kimmackrael.bsky.social

Canada Is Gathering Global Leaders in a Province That Wants Out of the Country The province’s secessionists are gaining ground, contesting the prime minister’s desire to project national unity.

It's early yet, but Alberta separatists are mobilizing. It's unclear if the rest of Canada knows how serious a threat they are. Here's my report on Alberta secessionists gaining ground, while Mark Carney’s tries to project unity at the G7. wsj.com/world/americ... via @wsj.com

It’s Summer Vacation Time. Tourists Are Saying No to America. Overseas travelers are demonstrating their ire at the U.S. by taking their tourism dollars elsewhere.

Coming to America? Travelers from around the world say no www.wsj.com/business/its... via @wsj.com

King Charles Defends Canada’s Sovereignty From Trump The British monarch delivered a subtle message to President Trump in Canada’s Parliament: The country already has a king.

King Charles sends a message to President Trump. Canada already has a king. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Bags of Cash From Drug Cartels Flood Teller Windows at U.S. Banks Chinese money-launderers allegedly made six-figure deposits at Chase, Bank of America and Citibank branches across Los Angeles County.

Our latest cut on the money laundering fueling the opioid crisis. Launderers have learned that its easy to pour illegal money into the banking system, often just by using ATMs. And it's not just a TD Bank problem. wsj.com/us-news/chin... via @wsj.com w/ @dgtokar.bsky.social and
Justin Baer.

Climate warming in the Arctic means #permafrost is not permanent anymore. In 2022, we published a study estimating risks from industrial legacy sites with contaminants across the Arctic: doi.org/10.1038/s414.... The #wjs now reports on an arsenic-contaminated site impacted by thaw near Yellowknife

Deep in an Abandoned Gold Mine, a Toxic Legacy Lurks A new “cold rush” is mining northern mineral riches. Canada’s Giant Mine serves as a warning of the high and long-term cost of such expeditions.

There's a toxic pile of arsenic trioxide under Yellowknife. Miners left the byproduct of 50 years of gold mining underground and hoped it would stay frozen. But the permafrost is melting and this arsenic is threatening to get into Great Slave Lake and the Arctic Ocean.
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A Canadian Technocrat’s New Mission: A Radical Breakup With Trump’s U.S. Mark Carney won Canada’s election as a counterpoint to Trump—and now success means unwinding decades of foreign policy.

Mark Carney is such a political neophyte that he needed training on how to read between two teleprompters. But he still won the Canadian election, a remarkable feat. Now he faces his biggest challenge: reordering Canada's economy away from the U.S. For @wsj.com
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How Canada’s Trump-Style Candidate Blew a 20-Point Polling Lead President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex Canada have upended the country’s politics, turning the Conservatives from heavy favorites to underdogs in next week’s election.

Pierre Poilievre is struggling to convince he's not a mini-Trump. If the polls are correct, it may be too late.
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Canada’s Carney Bets on a Tough Posture to Counter Trump’s Threats It’s a calculated risk that few other world leaders are taking.

Canadian Prime Mark Carney and President Trump spoke on Friday and it was surprisingly civil. Canada is one of the few countries to hit back at Trump's tariffs. It may be working. wsj.com/world/americ... via
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Surrender or Resist? The Dilemma Facing Allies Caught in Trump’s Trade War - What’s News - WSJ Podcasts P.M. Edition for Mar. 26. When confronted with President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs, governments are still figuring out how best to respond. Canada correspondent Vipal Monga walks us through the s...

I was on the @wsj.com What's News podcast to discuss how countries are trying to respond to Trump's tariff threats. To fight or roll over? www.wsj.com/podcasts/wha...

Trump’s Tariff War Forces Allies to Choose Resistance or Surrender Canada and the EU have fought back, the U.K. and Mexico haven’t, and nobody knows which strategy will ultimately work.

President Trump’s tariff war is forcing allies to choose between resistance and acquiescence. So far, no one knows if it even matters to a President who loves tariffs. www.wsj.com/economy/trad... via @wsj.com

An Unlikely Activist’s Campaign to Make JD Vance President in 2028 With his trademark chestnut mane and over 11,000 unread text messages, MAGA warrior Scott Presler is laying the groundwork for 2028.

Scott Presler has 11,201 unread text messages—at last count—and a vision that culminates with putting JD Vance in the White House in 2028 www.wsj.com/politics/ele... via @wsj.com

YouTube video by Frantz Duncombe Le Bonheur - Agnès Varda (bande-annonce)

This film is the most amazing thing to come from the awesome spirit of Agnes Varda. Such a beautiful film, and an ending that will leave you speechless. youtu.be/_ZD8p4J4Gb8?...

There is no reason for a season 3 of Severance. That was a perfect ending.

Canada Finds Solidarity at G-7 in Push Against Trump’s 51st State Idea Top diplomats from the world’s industrial democracies gathered with an extraordinary question looming: How to respond to the president’s threats to economically target, and potentially absorb, the mee...

Red and white color-coordinated outfits, aluminum pens and Trump trolling. The scene from a G7 foreign ministers meeting like no other. wsj.com/world/canada... via @wsj.com w/ @mgordonwsj.bsky.social

The Canadian Provincial Leader Going Toe-to-Toe With Trump He once called President Trump a “marketing genius” and now he blasts his tariff plans.

Ontario Doug Ford has become the unlikely face of Canadian resistance in Trump’s trade war. wsj.com/world/americ... via
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Canada’s New Leader Mark Carney Embodies Trump’s Least Favorite Things Mark Carney is a card-carrying member of the global technocratic elite, and he has led not one but two central banks—Britain’s and Canada’s. And he’s a regular at Davos.

Our mini profile of Mark Carney, who embodies many of the things President Trump and his supporters dislike— a member of the global technocratic elite, former leader of two central banks —and a regular at Davos. wsj.com/world/americ... via
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The Week Howard Lutnick Became the Face of Trump’s Tariff Whiplash The commerce secretary has been in tense calls with foreign leaders over a gyrating trade agenda.

Cut from the same cloth as Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has asserted himself as the top negotiator of the Trump administration’s gyrating trade agenda, as well as its public face wsj.com/politics/pol... via @wsj.com

Trump vs. Trudeau: Their Mutual Scorn Reflects a Trade War That Feels Personal The two global leaders’ dislike for each other has spilled into public view as Canada’s prime minister prepares to leave office during a low point in American-Canadian relations.

Trump started his call with Trudeau on Wednesday with a charming invite to meet "for old time's sake." Then things went off the rails. Trump vs. Trudeau: Their mutual dislike makes a trade war feel personal wsj.com/world/americ... via
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Trump Pares Back Canada, Mexico Tariffs in Latest Whipsaw on Trade Goods covered by the countries’ USMCA agreement get a reprieve, but levies remain in effect for many goods, including oil.

Back and forth we go on tariffs we go. Trudeau was asked yesterday how he described all the 'psychodrama' of the tariffs. His answer: "Thursday." www.wsj.com/economy/trad... via @wsj.com

How Talks to Avert Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Fell Apart Officials from the two countries pleaded their case to Trump’s aides and advisers, only to find that the intermediaries at times seemed unsure of what President Trump desired.

Chaos and uncertainty reign in Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City. Here is our story about how trade talks between the U.S., Canada and Mexico fell apart. www.wsj.com/world/americ... via @wsj.com

Canada and Mexico Rally Around Their Flags and Punch Back on Tariffs There is anger, fear and some nationalistic reactions as the two countries that for generations have had deep business and cultural ties with the U.S. find themselves in Trump’s sights.

Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico spark anger, fear and some nationalistic reactions as two countries that have had deep business and cultural ties with the U.S. find themselves in Trump’s sights
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The Day Trump’s Tariff Threats Became a Reality for America Inc. Executives in construction, retail, agriculture and autos are saying new tariffs could prove expensive for Americans; “a gut punch.”

Executives in construction, retail, agriculture and autos are saying new tariffs could prove expensive for Americans www.wsj.com/business/the... Via @wsj.com

Canada and Mexico Gambled on a Free Trade Future. The Bet Is Turning Sour. The U.S. tariffs that Trump imposed Tuesday mark the end of a decadeslong era in North America.

The U.S.'s about-face on trade has left its closest allies reeling. The question for both Canada and Mexico: Now what? www.wsj.com/world/americ...

White House Touts Arrests of Violent Migrants, but Trump’s Crackdown Is Much Broader Immigration officers are under pressure to increase arrest numbers

U.S. immigration enforcement officials have been detaining migrants who don’t have criminal backgrounds or orders for removal www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... via @WSJ

After 150 Years of Friendship, the U.S. and Canada Come to Blows Tariff threats and talk of making Canada the 51st state have unleashed rancor and instability into one of the world’s most powerful partnerships

From today's @wsj.com front page, @jeannewhalen.bsky.social and I wrote about U.S.-Canada relationship. It's been a bad first month of Trump 2.0. “It will leave a residual question in people’s minds whether in the long-term we can fully trust the U.S.” www.wsj.com/world/americ...