While both the American and Canadian sides of the Chilkoot Trail are open, hikers aren't allowed to cross the U.S.-Canada border.

Economists say trade between Canada and the United States is mid-collapse. Canada’s overall trade deficit more than tripled between March and April, from C$2.3bn ($1.7bn) to C$7.1bn. That is the result of tariffs on an economy that sent 76% of its exports to the United States in 2024.

The Canadian prime minister said officials in Ottawa and Washington are in intense talks on a new economic-and-security pact, but there is no deal yet.

Canada’s economy is stuck in a state of “suspended animation,” with major new investments largely on hold, but may start to recover in the coming months, according to the head of one of the country’s largest banks.

Contract negotiations between Canada Post and mail carriers remain deadlocked as efforts to start arbitration falter.

Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.

The coordinated move against Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich highlights the hardening of several countries’ stance toward Israel amid the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Canada next week, his first since relations plummeted after the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist in Vancouver, triggering diplomatic expulsions and hitting trade.