While U.S. voters largely oppose the trade war with Canada, many Democrats and their supporters have protectionist leanings.

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A new provincial law requires public libraries to pull and restrict items with “graphic visual depictions of sexual acts.” Librarians argue the mandate opens the door to censorship.

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The prime minister’s second budget repeatedly stresses diversifying Canada’s economy away from the United States.

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Commentators abroad wondered what President Trump’s electoral losses might mean for oil prices, the war on Iran and the future of American politics.

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The marketing practices of some firms promoting property in the Israeli-occupied territory to foreign purchasers are deceptive, a recent filing claims.

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The long-running comedy show “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” is having a heyday playing with the fraught relationship between President Trump and Canada.

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The long-running comedy show “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” is having a heyday playing with the fraught relationship between President Trump and Canada.

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The dance company started on a shoestring and went on to become internationally acclaimed.

The move is part of the Canadian prime minister’s effort to reduce American influence over Canada and expand trade to other parts of the world.

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The European Union plans to create the first subsea Internet cable directly connecting Europe to Greenland. The Pan-Arctic Cable project could also extend to Canada and eventually link with Japan and South Korea, notably bypassing the United States.

The Pan-Arctic Cable is described as a European Union flagship project in a European Commission joint communication published on October 20, 2026. The policy document describes a new European strategy for the Arctic that supports “a sovereign, secure and resilient submarine cable connection linking Greenland directly to the EU,” while also suggesting that “like-minded partners like Canada” could provide a stepping stone for future cable expansion toward Asia.

“It is interesting that this project is even being considered, because five years ago it would have seemed like not a particularly commercially attractive proposition,” Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council who leads the Threats to the Global Maritime Order Initiative, told Ars. “But the fact that it's being considered is very much on trend and a sign of our times.”

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The move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.

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Just as they were finding a toehold stateside, artisanal producers got caught in a trade war.