Could ending the water treaty help Canada fight U.S. tariffs?
The six-decade-old Boundary Waters Treaty between the U.S. and Canada governs the use of one of North America's largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries. As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian products and electricity, calls to end the water treaty are getting louder.
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- CTV News
Nippon Steel exec says firm needs freedom to manage U.S. Steel, newspaper says
President Donald Trump walks with workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Shares of U.S. Steel dipped after a Nippon Steel executive told the Japanese Nikkei newspaper that its planned takeover of the company required 'a degree of management freedom' to go ahead, even as sources told Reuters a deal with the U.S. government to greenlight the tie-up was effectively done. 'Without a degree of management freedom, it may not be possible to reach an agreement with the U.S. government,' the executive said, according to the newspaper, sending shares of the iconic U.S. steelmaker down 4 per cent. The comments appeared to take aim at remarks made by President Donald Trump, who said on Thursday that he had control over U.S. Steel via a 'golden share' that gave the American people a 51 per cent stake in the company. But two of the three people said the deal could be finalized as soon as Friday. Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The US$14.9 billion bid, first announced by Nippon Steel in December 2023, has faced opposition from the start. Both former President Joe Biden and Trump asserted last year that U.S. Steel should remain U.S.-owned, as they sought to woo voters ahead of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, where the company is headquartered. Biden blocked the deal in January on national security grounds, prompting lawsuits by the companies, which argued the national security review they received was biased. The Biden White House disputed the charge. The steel companies saw a new opportunity in the Trump administration, which began on January 20 and opened a fresh 45-day national security review into the proposed merger in April. But Trump's public comments, ranging from welcoming a simple 'investment' in U.S. Steel by the Japanese firm to floating a minority stake for Nippon Steel, spurred confusion. At a rally in Pennsylvania on May 30, Trump lauded an agreement between the companies and said Nippon Steel would make a 'great partner' for U.S. Steel. But he later told reporters the deal still lacked his final approval, leaving unresolved whether he would allow Nippon Steel to take ownership. Nippon Steel and the Trump administration asked a U.S. appeals court on June 5 for an eight-day extension of a pause in litigation to give them more time to reach a deal for the Japanese firm. The pause expires Friday, but could be extended. June 18 is the expiration date of the current acquisition contract between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, but the firms could agree to postpone that date. --- Reporting by Alexandra Alper in Washington, David Gaffen in New York, and Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva
Toronto Sun
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- Toronto Sun
Trump urges Iran to make deal in aftermath of Israel's military attack
In the wake of Israel's military strike on Iran, the U.S. President says Iran should get a deal done 'before there is nothing left' President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Photo by Alex Brandon / AP Donald Trump has weighed in on Israel's military strike on Iran's nuclear and missile sites saying Iran should have made 'a deal,' and still could 'before there is nothing left.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account In a long early morning posting Friday on his @RealDonaldTrump account on his social media site, the U.S. President said: 'I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to 'just do it,' but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn't get it done. I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come – and they know how to use it.' It remains to be seen if Iran will decide to attack U.S. military sites in the Middle East, but Trump praised Israel's actions and claimed the U.S. had known about the attacks in advance, even if it did not take part. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Iran also faces a decision on whether to accept Trump's offer to continue with the bilateral talks on a diplomatic solution to its nuclear program with the sixth round involving the U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff due to be held in Muscat on Sunday. 'Certain Iranian hardliner's spoke bravely, but they didn't know what was about to happen,' continued Trump's post. 'They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse! There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end. Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. God Bless You All!' World Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Music
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Canadian demonstrators held, passports confiscated ahead of planned global march to Egypt-Gaza border
More than 40 Canadians planning to participate in the global march to Gaza in Egypt have been detained and their passports confiscated by authorities, organizers told CBC News. A group of 83 Canadians arrived in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday, ahead of the scheduled march (new window) to Egypt's border with Gaza, an attempt to draw attention to the deepening humanitarian crises facing Palestinians under Israel's blockade of the war-torn territory more than 20 months after attacks began. Tatiana Harker, a member of Palestine Vivra Montreal and march co-ordinator, said Canadians were among the thousands of other demonstrators en route to Al-Arish, where they were expected to begin a three-day march toward Egypt's Rafah crossing with Gaza to hold a peaceful demonstration there. A lot of people are being detained, left in the [heat] without any answers, for two to three hours, Harker told CBC News on Friday from Montreal. Harker said Egyptian authorities confiscated their passports at a checkpoint in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia on Friday without providing a reason. The [Canadians] have been contacting the Canadian embassy in Cairo with no answer whatsoever. Our government is completely ignoring us. Ottawa family physician Dr. Yipeng Ge, one of the demonstrators in the Canadian group, said they were told they would not be allowed to cross the Ismailia checkpoint unless they are Egyptian. People are not getting their passports back. Some have been waiting for hours, Ge said in a post (new window) on X on Friday, with a video of hundreds of protesters chanting "Free, Free Palestine," as they are held at the checkpoint. Some people have been told to get their passports back, they have to get on a bus to the airport to be deported. Global Affairs Canada said in an earlier statement to CBC News that it advises Canadians to avoid all travel to the Governate of North Sinai in Egypt and to Gaza. Canadians who choose to travel to the region do so at their own risk, it said Thursday. More activists detained after earlier deportations Demonstrators were set to bus to Egypt's coastal city of Al-Arish to take part in the 48-kilometre walk on Friday, sleeping in tents along the way to the Rafah crossing. Canadian organizers told CBC that authorities did not allow demonstrators to bus there, and had to find other modes of transportation to reach Al-Arish. After reaching the Rafah area, they plan to camp there for roughly three more days before returning to Cairo, according to the coalition's website (new window) , though it noted that much of their plans will depend on authorization from Egyptian officials. Egyptian authorities detained more activists on Friday who were among demonstrators joining the planned march from 80 different countries, while security forces in eastern Libya blocked a convoy of activists en route to meet them. The Global March on Gaza was slated to be among the largest demonstrations of its kind in recent years, coinciding with other efforts, including a boat carrying activists (new window) and aid that was intercepted by Israel's military en route to Gaza earlier this week. Organizers on Friday said authorities confiscated passports of 40 people planning to march at a checkpoint outside Cairo, where they're being held in the heat. Others are being detained at hotels. They urged officials from the activists' home countries to push Egypt to release their citizens. Friday's detentions come after hundreds arriving in Cairo were previously detained and deported to their home countries in Europe and North Africa. Before authorities confiscated their passports, the activists said they planned to gather at a campsite on the road to the Sinai to prepare for Sunday's march. They said authorities had not yet granted them authorization to travel through the Sinai, which Egypt considers a highly sensitive area. We continue to urge the Egyptian government to permit this peaceful march, which aligns with Egypt's own stated commitment to restoring stability at its border and addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the activists said in a statement. Group to refrain from demonstrating for now Hicham El-Ghaoui, one of the group's spokespeople, said they would refrain from demonstrating until receiving clarity on whether Egypt will authorize their protest. The planned demonstrations cast an uncomfortable spotlight on Egypt, one of the Arab countries that has cracked down on pro-Palestinian activists even as it publicly condemns aid restrictions and calls for an end to the war. Members of a humanitarian convoy of at least 1,500 people, including activists and supporters from Algeria and Tunisia, shout pro-Palestinian slogans as they gather on their way to Gaza's Rafah Crossing with Egypt, in Zawiya, Libya, on Tuesday. (Yousef Murad/AP) Photo: (Yousef Murad/AP) Alexis Deswaef, a Belgian human rights lawyer, said he woke up on Friday to dozens of security vehicles packed with uniformed officers surrounding Talat Harb Square, where he and other activists had found hotels. Members of his group snuck out of the lobby as security entered, holding up a guidebook and asking an officer for assistance booking taxis to the Pyramids of Giza, where they've been since. I am so surprised to see the Egyptians doing the dirty work of Israel, he said from the Pyramids. He hoped there would be too many activists at the new meeting point outside Cairo for Egyptian authorities to arrest en masse. Meanwhile, an aid convoy travelling overland from Algeria picked up new participants along the route in Tunisia and Libya, yet was stopped in the city of Sirte, about 940 kilometres from the Libya-Egypt border. The efforts — the activist flotilla, the overland convoy and the planned march — come as international outcry grows over conditions in Gaza. Israel has continued to pummel the territory with airstrikes while limiting the flow of trucks carrying food, water and medication that can enter, saying it is applying pressure on Hamas to disarm and release Israeli hostages. Sara Jabakhanji (new window) · CBC News
