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MONTREAL — The union representing American air traffic controllers has acknowledged allegations that two members left work early shortly before an Air Canada regional jet crashed at LaGuardia Airport in March, killing two pilots.

OTTAWA — The trade war between Canada and the United States entered a new chapter on Tuesday, with the Canadian government's announcement of retaliatory tariff measures.

If Canada ever wants to allow entertainment and sports prediction market trading, the country's securities regulators are signalling someone else should police it.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government roiled fears in Canada's fisheries industry this week about further escalation in the ongoing trade war, when Ottawa put U.S. fish and seafood imports in its tariff crosshairs.

New industry estimates suggest powerful thunderstorms across Ontario and Quebec during the week of Canada Day caused $439 million in insured damage.

Canada is the second-largest U.S. trading partner after Mexico, and energy is at the heart of that relationship.

FREDERICTON — A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries.

Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 472 people and left more than 1,500 people missing as of Friday morning. Hundreds were foreigners in the area to work, take guided treks or make a pilgrimage to a sacred Hindu site.

OTTAWA — The United States has withdrawn demands that Canada shelve French language protections as part of future trade talks, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday, as he also acknowledged demands to remove French language labels from products were not part of the latest round of negotiations.