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A U.S. federal appeals court has temporarily allowed the Trump administration to continue collecting a 10% global tariff imposed earlier this year, pausing a lower court decision that had blocked enforcement for two importers and the state of Washington.  The ruling effectively overrules a previous order from the Court of International Trade (CIT), which in May had found the tariff “unauthorized by law.”...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has expanded the province’s disaster financial assistance program to cover residents affected by widespread storms and flooding across Manitoba, as he continued visiting impacted communities, including Stonewall.  Originally, financial support had been announced for western Manitoba, where several rural communities declared states of emergency after rivers overflowed and floodwaters entered homes and businesses. The program now extends to all Manitoba residents impacted by this week’s extreme weather.  Stonewall, a town of roughly 5,000 residents north of...

The secretary-treasurer of the Nisga’a Nation in northern British Columbia says the proposed Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project is approaching a decisive...

A major conservative-backed advocacy group is mounting a new political push aimed at permanently repealing the Jones Act, a century-old U.S. maritime law that governs domestic coastal shipping.  Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the flagship policy organisation supported by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, has announced plans for a six-figure digital advertising campaign urging Congress...

Agricultural retailers across the United States are raising serious concerns over the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern,...

VICTORIA — The Ksi Lisims LNG project on Canada’s West Coast has reached a key milestone with the signing of benefit agreements between its lead developer and three First Nations in northern British Columbia, marking a significant step forward for one of the country’s major liquefied natural gas developments.  Houston-based Western LNG confirmed agreements with the Metlakatla First Nation, Lax Kw’alaams Band, and Gitxaala Nation. In parallel, both the Metlakatla First Nation...

CALGARY, ALTA. — Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson used the opening of the Global Energy Show to send a clear message to international delegates: Canada intends to position itself as a reliable and competitive energy supplier in an increasingly unstable global environment.  “Canada...

EDMONTON — Country musician Corb Lund has officially submitted his anti-coal petition to Elections Alberta, stating that more than 200,000 signatures have...

Three Indian seafarers have been confirmed dead following a US military strike on the oil products tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 9, according to India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal.  The attack has drawn strong reactions from governments and maritime organizations worldwide,...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Roberto Alvo, Chief Executive Officer of LATAM Airlines Group, has officially...