Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump hasn't suggested he will walk away from the North American free trade deal. But the U.S. trade representative has suggested Trump is willing to just throw out the deal signed during Trump’s first term. Carney says they talked earlier this month about timelines for renewing and renegotiating CUSMA.
And: Ottawa and Ontario have agreed it’s time to significantly speed up approvals for infrastructure projects. They're dropping federal impact assessments altogether, and leaving them in the province’s hands. And hoping projects — like mining in the Ring of Fire — will get up and running more quickly.
Also: It’s highly contagious, and can be fatal. So ranch and farm owners in the U.S. and Canada are taking measures to protect their animals from EHV — also known as horse herpes.
Plus: More Epstein file pictures, the effect of atmospheric rivers, the future of Ontario’s Marineland, and more.
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