Canada

2022 - 12 - 20

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Canada marks record-breaking year for processing immigration ... (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been taking steady action to strengthen Canada's immigration system—reducing wait times, and modernizing ...

On December 5, 2022, the Government of Canada launched a call for proposals under the program for $90 million to be invested in projects that will help remove barriers preventing qualified and skilled newcomers from gaining Canadian work experience in their own profession or field of study. - Pioneering the development of economic pathways, in addition to traditional resettlement, for refugees and their families to find a safe and permanent solution. Canada is also rolling out a new and more flexible process with trusted partners to make it easier for qualified candidates to apply. With a permit from this program, an applicant who has been selected for permanent residence by Quebec, but who currently lives elsewhere, will be able to move to the province to begin working and getting settled earlier. The Government of Canada has been putting in place measures to help harness the full labour market potential of temporary and permanent newcomers to Canada, including: This change makes it easier for foreign-born physicians to remain in Canada so they can continue to practise in Canada and bolster our health care system. We know there is still more work to do, and we are focused on building an immigration system that works well for newcomers, visitors, our businesses, and all Canadians. - Temporarily lifting the 20-hour-per-week cap on the number of hours that eligible post-secondary students are allowed to work off-campus while class is in session. IRCC continues to reduce backlogs and process visitor visas more quickly to respond to the growing number of people who want to visit Canada. As a result, more than 70% of applications in the citizenship inventory are now within service standards. To help strengthen our immigration system, IRCC has digitized applications, hired and trained new employees, streamlined processes, and harnessed automation technologies to increase processing efficiency while protecting the safety and security of Canadians. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been taking steady action to strengthen Canada’s immigration system—reducing wait times, and modernizing its services so they work better for everyone.

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5 people killed in Canada condo shooting (Axios)

The suspect also died in the shooting just north of Toronto, police said.

Fatal shootings have risen rom 134 in 2013 to 277 in 2020, according to [Statistics Canada](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00009-eng.htm). [rules to ban the AR-15](https://www.axios.com/2020/05/01/canada-assault-style-weapon-ban-trudeau)and other semi-automatic rifles. [horrendous](https://globalnews.ca/news/9358130/vaughan-condo-building-shooting/)." [the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64024023). "He was pronounced deceased at the scene." [CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-condo-shooting-1.6690582)reports.

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Five Killed at Canada Condo Shooting in 'Horrendous Scene' (The Wall Street Journal)

Police officers shot a suspected shooter while responding to a report of a male active shooter on Sunday night around 7:20 p.m. local time, the York Regional ...

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Five people killed in a 'horrendous' apartment shooting in Canada (9News)

York Regional Police tactical officers work the scene of a fatal shooting in Vaughan, Ontario Police found a "horrendous scene where numerous victims were ...

"We have frozen the market for handguns in this country," Trudeau said at a news conference in Surrey, British Columbia, attended by family members of gun violence victims and other advocates, "As we see gun violence continue to rise ... Residents were evacuated while emergency response personnel worked to clear the building and ensure there were no more victims. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had announced the changes in May. Authorities believe there is no longer any threat to the community. Nicolle said the victims appeared to have been from more than one condominium unit.

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The Rural Character of Canada's Metropolitan Areas (CMAs ... (newgeography.com)

They include both urban and rural areas. They are not to be confused with built-up urban areas (called “population centres” in Canada), that contain only urban ...

Only one CMA has less than 60% of its land in rural areas — Red Deer, Alberta, which is only 37% rural. In the largest CMA, Toronto, nearly three-quarters of growth was in the distant suburbs. The second largest CMA, Montreal, with a population of 4.3 million, is 62.4% rural. More than one-half — 24 of the CMAs consist of more than 90% rural land. The Quebec City CMA (840,000) is 86.2% rural. According to the 2021 census, 87.0% of the land in the 42 CMAs is rural. The extent of urban land has been increasing for decades, as urban population has increased. Only 13.0% of the land isurban (in population centres). Winnipeg, capital of Manitoba (835,000) is 92.8% rural. There is considerable confusion with respect to the terms of urban geography, not only among the population in general, but also among the media, and sadly, among academics. Nearly the same is true of Canadian census metropolitan areas (CMAs). [Rural Character in America’s Metropolitan Areas](https://www.newgeography.com/content/004088-rural-character-america-s-metropolitan-areas)), finding that about 90% of their land was rural (non-urban).

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6 dead including suspect in shooting near Canada's Toronto (Rappler)

The suspect, a 73-year-old man, was shot at by police and pronounced dead at the scene, Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says.

Smoking in Canada: What we know - Canada.ca (Canada.ca)

This survey was previously known as the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs survey (CTADS). In 2019, CTADS split into CTNS and the Canadian Alcohol and Drugs ...

We collect information on constituents of tobacco products and their emissions, which may include harmful chemicals. This information is used to support program activities such as the development of health warning messages on tobacco products. Health Canada receives industry-reported wholesale sales data for tobacco products under the Tobacco Reporting Regulations, Section 13 (Sales). A full list of public opinion research on tobacco can be accessed by visiting the [Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey](/en/health-canada/services/canadian-student-tobacco-alcohol-drugs-survey.html) This is an annual survey of Canadians aged 12 and over. Health Canada is also interested in learning more about effective smoking cessation approaches and helping people quit. Scientific research studies are based on chemical analyses of tobacco products and their emissions. This survey was previously known as the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs survey (CTADS). [Canadian Community Health Survey](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1310009601) It shows how tobacco control efforts at all levels of government in Canada have significantly reduced tobacco sales and consumption. In

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As residents flee Hong Kong, some want Canada to do more to ... (CBC.ca)

As Hong Kong residents continue to leave the region as a result of China's tightening grip, many are calling on the Canadian government to expand the ...

The other applies to people who have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the last five years and have a year of work experience in Canada. However, it requires applicants to have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the last five years. One is for students who have graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution in the last three years. "They bring with them a lot of resources, skills and education," he said. That led Beijing to crack down, [passing a national security law in 2020](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-security-law-hong-kong-1.5632377) making it easier to prosecute protesters. As residents leave for other countries, and as Canada welcomes thousands, some residents are hoping Ottawa can do more for those who are looking to leave. is that their way of life will remain unchanged … and that they would be able to govern their own affairs through a democratic system of government," he said. [ 6.1 per cent increase of Hong Kong-born people in Vancouver's census metropolitan area](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hong-kong-census-numbers-1.6634312) in the past five years, bringing the total population to more than 76,000. "The key promise to the Hong Kong people … CBC News is not identifying her due to her concerns for the safety of her family, who are still in Hong Kong. "The Hong Kong we grew up in, that we used to know, is not the same anymore," said a former resident who moved to Canada through one of its programs.

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Working and immigrating under Canada's Free Trade Agreements (Canada Immigration News)

The Express Entry system of programs is the main pathway the federal government uses to welcomes economic class immigrants to Canada—and encompasses the ...

[Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm](https://www.canadavisa.com/wpteam.html?utm_source=CICNews&utm_medium=Article&utm_campaign=CIC-20221018FTA) The CRS is the primary way that candidates in the [Express Entry](https://www.canadavisa.com/express-entry.html) pool are judged. [Free Trade Agreements](https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-foreign-trades-lmia-exempt-work-permit.html) (FTA) with over [50 countries](https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/index.aspx?lang=eng#dataset-filter). [immigrate](https://www.canadavisa.com/settle-in-canada-options.html) to Canada under [permanent residence](https://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-visas.html) (PR). Normally either an employer or an employee can apply directly to these programs. The LMIA is the Canadian government’s internal assessment to judge the effect of hiring a foreign worker, on the Canadian labour market; being LMIA-exempt makes the process of obtaining a work permit under an FTA program easier and faster. Individuals applying for PR will be able to cite their Canadian work experience in their immigration applications—experience that [Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canadavisa.com/ircc.html) (IRCC) values highly when evaluating candidates; and one of the best ways to raise one’s [Comprehensive Ranking System](https://www.canadavisa.com/express-entry-comprehensive-ranking-system.html) (CRS) score. [processed at the port of entry](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/international-free-trade-agreements/cusma.html). The Express Entry system of programs is the main pathway the federal government uses to welcomes economic class immigrants to Canada—and encompasses the [Canadian Experience Class](https://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-experience-class.html) (CEC), [Federal Skilled Worker Program](https://www.canadavisa.com/federal-skilled-worker-program-fswp.html) (FSWP), and the [Federal Skilled Trades Program](https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-federal-skilled-trades-program-fstc.html) (FSTP). [431,000 new permanent residents](https://www.cicnews.com/2022/09/canada-is-on-track-to-welcome-a-record-431000-immigrants-0930447.html#gs.g06bto) in 2022 alone, under its economic class of immigration programs; to meet continued market and labour demand. [other FTAs](https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-foreign-trades-lmia-exempt-work-permit.html) as well. [work permit](https://www.canadavisa.com/working-in-canada.html) to enter Canada—however, they will not require a [Labour Market Impact Assessment](https://www.canadavisa.com/labour-market-impact-assessments.html) (LMIA) to obtain it.

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73-year-old suspect among six dead in Canada shooting (DAWN.com)

Police responded to a call about an “active male shooter who had shot several victims” at a condominium in Vaughan, just north of Toronto, the York Regional ...

“They (police) went right into the building and dealt with the situation. The suspect was shot at by police and pronounced dead at the scene, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a statement Monday morning. Earlier, local police chief Jim MacSween told reporters at the scene that the suspect also died after an exchange of fire with law enforcement, adding the shooting took place in an apartment building.

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The differences between Canada and the U.S. remain significant (Policy Options)

A new survey from the Environics Institute confirms Canadian Conservatives have bigger differences with U.S. Republicans than Canadian Liberals. by Michael ...

The list of areas where progress is needed in Canada is endless and as we move forward, we should seek to meet the highest and not the lowest bars. Plenty of bad things can and do happen in our country, just as they do in the United States. What has changed in Canada is satisfaction with our services for the poor and elderly. It is especially remarkable that these differences between public attitudes in the two countries persist after more than three decades of continental free trade. free trade agreement was being negotiated in the mid 1980s, almost half of Canadians feared it would result in an erosion of our cultural identity. In the U.S., the gap between whites and Blacks reaches 32 points. A majority of Canadians were satisfied in the mid-1980s, but only one on three is satisfied today. In the U.S., African Americans are twice as likely as whites to agree with a ban on handguns. Since then, satisfaction with both government and mobility opportunities has fallen significantly in the U.S., while remaining unchanged in Canada. When it comes to promoting racial equality, the gap between Canadian Conservatives and U.S. In this case, the difference between Canadian Liberals and U.S. There is a bigger difference between Canadian Conservatives and U.S.

Canada Food, Health, and Wellness Trends Report 2022 ... (Business Wire)

Interest in Food Science in a Time of Clean Eating; What is Good for the Planet is Good for Me; 24/7 Access to Nutrition; Healthy Indulgence + Mindful Snacking ...

- Health & Nutrition for the Family - Good Gut = Good Health - What is Good for the Planet is Good for Me

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US Seeks Fresh Dispute-End Trade Talks on Canada Dairy Quotas (Bloomberg)

The US is requesting dispute-settlement consultations for a third time over Canada's dairy quotas, saying it has found more areas of “deep concern” and that ...

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Canada brings sanctions against former Haitian justice ministers (Aljazeera.com)

Canada has accused Berto Dorce and Liszt Quitel of money laundering on behalf of powerful criminal organisations.

Last month, the US [announced charges](/news/2022/11/7/us-charges-haitian-gang-leaders-over-kidnappings-offers-reward) against seven Haitian gang leaders for their alleged role in the kidnappings. As Haiti struggles with numerous crises, including a cholera outbreak and surging costs of living, former and current Haitian officials have come under growing Speaking earlier this month, Richardson said that 155,000 residents in Port-au-Prince have fled their homes to escape the violence.

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Canada imposes new sanctions on two former Haiti ministers ... (Reuters)

Canada will impose new sanctions on two former Haiti government ministers accused of corruption and protecting criminal gangs, Ottawa said on Tuesday, ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The sanctions on Berto Dorce and Liszt Quitel, who resigned from their positions in the Haitian government in November, freeze assets they may hold in Canada, Melanie Joly, Canadian minister of foreign affairs, said in a written statement. Dec 20 (Reuters) - Canada will impose new sanctions on two former Haiti government ministers accused of corruption and protecting criminal gangs, Ottawa said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of sanctions against Haitian politicians and business leaders.

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Canada sanctions 2 Haiti cabinet ministers accused of helping ... (Globalnews.ca)

Ottawa is barring Haiti's Justice Minister Berto Dorce and Interior Minister Liszt Quitel from entering Canada, and ordering any assets they hold in Canada ...

[Canada enhances staffing in Haiti embassy in push for political consensus amid crisis](https://globalnews.ca/news/9349609/canada-haiti-embassy-political-consensus/) Canada has now sanctioned 13 political and economic elites in Haiti over allegations they have enabled criminal gangs to wreak havoc, including through money laundering. [Haiti’s](https://globalnews.ca/tag/haiti) cabinet ministers it accuses of helping violent gangs sow chaos in that country.

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Canada preparing to lead new military intervention in imperialist ... (WSWS)

At Washington's behest, Canada's Liberal government is leading preparations for yet another imperialist military intervention in Haiti, the Western hemisphere's ...

Its actions and those of its principal allies in the Core Group, the US and France, are what are principally responsible for the social misery and oppression to which capitalism has condemned the Haitian people. In comments to the CBC in late October, Monique Clesca, a former UN official and now a leading member of the opposition Montana Accord, made clear that the opposition is just as ready to support an imperialist intervention as Henry, provided it has the necessary “legitimacy.” Denouncing Henry’s request for military assistance as “treasonous,” Clesca asked, “Why is (US Secretary of State) Antony Blinken talking to Canada and not talking to us? While Trudeau recently invoked a “special relationship” between Canada and Haiti, the reality is that Canadian imperialism has treated the impoverished nation and the entire Caribbean as a source of profit and plunder for well over a century. They are jockeying for positions in and control of the government for their individual enrichment. It is from this layer of oligarchs that support has been provided for the gangs, who were implicated in a series of massacres of government opponents over recent years. In so far as there is change in “approach” from the US-led imperialist “regime change” operations launched in 1994 and 2004, it will only be how the intervention is packaged. In early December, Canada announced that it would freeze the assets of Gilbert Bigio, Reynold Deeb, and Sherif Abdallah, three of the richest members of the country’s tiny oligarchy. Of especial concern to the imperialist vultures in Ottawa and Washington, who have imposed one savage IMF restructuring program on the country after another, is that an implosion of Haiti will produce a “refugee crisis”—i.e., a flood of people seeking to escape repression, violence and unspeakable social misery. The Clinton administration mounted the operation on the calculation that allowing Aristide to serve out the little more than a year remaining in his presidential term would better correspond with Washington’s global “human rights” imperialist agenda than continuing to prop up Raoul Cedras, an unpopular dictator whose rule was characterized by a reign of terror in Haiti’s impoverished urban neighbourhoods. The HNP has consistently been a key source of support for the pro-government gangs, with widespread evidence of collusion in brutally suppressing popular protests. Last week, Jean-Martin Bauer, head of the World Food Program in Haiti, warned that the country is on the verge of famine. The push of Henry and Washington for a military intervention intensified as protests swept Haiti following September’s abolition of oil price subsidies at the behest of the International Monetary Fund.

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Canada imposes new sanctions on two former Haitian government ... (The Globe and Mail)

The sanctions on Berto Dorce and Liszt Quitel, who resigned from their positions in the Haitian government in November, freeze assets they may hold in ...

members of Congress in September called for sanctions against politicians and oligarchs who finance Haitian gangs, in response to a gang blockade of a fuel terminal for nearly six weeks. The sanctions on Berto Dorce and Liszt Quitel, who resigned from their positions in the Haitian government in November, freeze assets they may hold in Canada, Melanie Joly, Canadian minister of foreign affairs, said in a written statement. Canada will impose new sanctions on two former Haiti government ministers accused of corruption and protecting criminal gangs, Ottawa said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of sanctions against Haitian politicians and business leaders.

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Two former ministers in Haiti's current government sanctioned by ... (Miami Herald)

Canada has sanctioned two former ministers in interim Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government, bringing the total to 13 individuals.

“They are also committing unspeakable violence against affected populations and impeding the delivery of critical services and humanitarian aid.” The men were two of the most high profile members in the Henry government before they were each forced to resign by Henry last month after the United States quietly revoked their U.S. Mélanie Joly, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, announced Tuesday that Canada is sanctioning former ministers Berto Dorcé and Liszt Quitel.

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TECO to set up fourth office in Canada (台北時報)

EXPANDING TIES: Aside from a new office in Quebec, MOFA said it is evaluating a proposal for the president and her Guatemalan counterpart to jointly host a ...

More than 52 percent of the buildings in the city are three to five floors, and almost half of Taipei’s residential buildings are estimated to not have elevators. The carcasses and body parts of a Formosan black bear, a Formosan sambar deer, a Taiwanese serow and wild goats were found in a freezer in Yen’s home. A man surnamed Yen (顏), a resident of Pingtung’s Wutai Township (霧台), was apprehended during a police raid on Friday last week, after reports of illegal poaching and killing of wild animals. He told the visitors that Buddhism is not just a religion, but also a philosophy and a science. Legislator and Hsinchu mayor-elect Ann Kao (高虹安) and her boyfriend, Lee Chung-ting (李忠庭), were yesterday questioned by investigators, while a search was conducted at her legislative offices in Taipei and other locations, as part of a judicial probe into alleged wage fraud, illegal payroll deductions and embezzlement of public funds. Further details on this arrangement will be disclosed to the public at a proper time,” Ou said.

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Canada: Updated List of Occupations Issued for Global Talent Stream (Fragomen)

As a result, employers can utilize the Global Talent Stream to hire foreign nationals in these professions, beginning December 22, 2022. The situation.

Prevailing wage - Changes in the list of occupations. Forecasted Wage Floor - Global Talent Stream. Current Wage Floor The Government of Canada has updated the list of occupations eligible under its Global Talent Stream program, effective December 22, 2022.

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Taiwan to open representative office in Canada's Montreal: MoFA (ThePrint)

Taipei [Taiwan], December 21 (ANI): To strengthen relations with Canada, Taiwan will open a representative office in Montreal, the Ministry of Foreign ...

The ministry described the city as a centre of technology, offering opportunities for cooperation in fields including electric vehicles and artificial intelligence. The decision to open the new office was made in recognition of Canada being a bilingual country in which English and French are official languages, and Montreal is the biggest city in the province of Quebec, where most of Canada’s French-speaking population lives, reported Focus Taiwan. Taiwan already operates ‘Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices’ in the capital Ottawa, the largest city Toronto, and in the west coast city of Vancouver, but Montreal is the country’s second-largest city and the most populous one in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec, which houses a quarter of the country’s population, MOFA said in a statement.

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USTR broadens challenge to Canadian dairy quotas (Agri-Pulse)

The Biden administration is seeking new dispute settlement consultations with Canada to expand the scope of its challenge to restrictions on U.S. dairy ...

government has to be ready with retaliatory measures that make the Canadian government reconsider its actions,” he said. dairy, according to a statement by the Office of the U.S. The administration’s case is broadening to include Canada’s use of a methodology based on market share to determine allocations under its tariff-rate quotas on U.S. A three-member U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel agreed in December 2021 that Canada was manipulating the quotas. Canada then agreed to alter its quotas that were originally intended to increase U.S. concerns have only increased,” the statement said.

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U.S. expands dispute settlement consultations over Canadian dairy ... (Reuters)

Washington is requesting new dispute settlement consultations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal related to Canadian dairy import ...

Canada has said that it amended its allocation policies for dairy quotas after the panel report. The new request expands a U.S. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Last year, the United States requested the creation of a panel under USMCA rules to resolve a dispute over Canadian dairy quotas after failing to settle the issue with Ottawa. retailers access to its markets and undermine the agreement. U.S.

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USTR requests new dairy consultations with Canada (Fence Post)

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is requesting new dispute settlement consultations with Canada under the ...

Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. The United States continues to challenge Canada’s dairy TRQ allocation measures that impose new conditions on the allocation and use of the TRQs, and that prohibit eligible applicants, including retailers, food service operators, and other types of importers, from accessing TRQ allocations. producers and exporters is an important priority for this administration, and the U.S.

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US widens trade complaint against Canada over dairy (The Peninsula Qatar)

Washington: The United States announced Tuesday it is broadening its challenge of Canada s dairy import policies, which Washington says denies US prod...

The USTR also alleged that Canada "undermines the market access that it agreed to provide" through the US-Mexico-Canada pact. "Canada applies different criteria for calculating the market share of different segments of applicants, and Canada is failing to allow importers the opportunity to fully utilize TRQ quantities," the statement added. (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP)

UPDATE 1-U.S. expands dispute settlement consultations over ... (Yahoo Finance)

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was requesting new dispute settlement consultations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal ...

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