The fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which has become a thorny issue in Canada-U.S. relations, could be holding up U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision for the next U.S. envoy to Canada. Obama may be holding off on a nomination because he doesn’t want to have the U.S. Senate “hold that candidate hostage,” Colin Robertson, a former diplomat, now […]
Diplomacy
U.S. ambassador Jacobson bids tearful goodbye at Fourth of July party
Wiping away tears and clearing his throat, United States Ambassador David Jacobson had to collect himself before he could wish guests at his final Independence Day garden party a happy Fourth of July on behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people. On Friday, Jacobson will return to his hometown of Chicago as a private citizen after a four-year […]
Canada protected from U.S. snooping thanks to cozy intelligence relationship
Canada’s close intelligence-sharing relationship with U.S. spy agencies appears to have spared it from the type of intrusive surveillance that has prompted outrage in Germany, France and other European Union nations. But the bigger question, says one leading intelligence expert, is whether Canada is snooping on its supposed friends and allies as well. European leaders have expressed indignation after media […]
Canada and America – true BFFs | Avenida América
Canada and the U.S. are friends. Not just NAFTA friends with mutual Bieber Fever but true BFFs these days (Border Friends Forever). So much so that they’re sharing intimate secrets in ways they never did before. They tell one another absolutely everything these days and are always by each other’s side. They’re not quite besties like Europe, but they’re close. […]
College in Canada more appealing than ever for Americans?
As Canadian colleges cater to international students — for a variety of reasons — Americans are heading north for higher education. Since 2000, there has been a 50% increase in the number of U.S. students enrolling at Canadian colleges and universities When Alexie Rudman graduates from college in May 2015, the Rhode Island native is poised to find herself with […]
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