A Canadian government official says that Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact

The move represents an about-face for Canada, which had been one of the few countries to punch back against President Trump’s protectionist agenda.

Ottawa is watching closely as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to play peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. Canada has volunteered to play a role in helping maintain peace in Ukraine, if a ceasefire deal can be reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the fighting that

The 51-year-old Michigan man made headlines in Ontario two weeks ago for attempting to kayak across the Canadian border.

Texas got a 13-point, eight-rebound effort in the Globl Jam finale from junior forward Breya Cunningham, a 6-foot-4 transfer from Arizona. Veteran point guard Rori Harmon scored 10 points and fell one assist shy of a double-double performance.

It took David Hartwick 19 days of riding — plus one day of rest — to get from Kitchener, Ont., to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. and back. He stopped in many Canadian cities on the way.