Canada

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The Americas

Canada has adopted assisted dying faster than anywhere on Earth

The province of Quebec now allows those with deteriorating illnesses to request an assisted death in advance

The Americas

Canada and America have been fighting about timber for 40 years

As Donald Trump takes office, the chances of a lumber deal look slim

The Americas

Justin Trudeau steps down, leaving a wrecked party and a divided Canada

Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland are among those tipped as the next Liberal leader

Europe

Why Canada should join the EU

Europe needs space and resources, Canada needs people. Let’s deal

The Americas

A crushing blow for the Justin Trudeau show

His most powerful minister, Chrystia Freeland, quits

The Americas

Canada has finally decided where to store its nuclear waste

It took 14 years to find a suitable site: a deep cavern in the rock

The Americas

Mexico and Canada brace for Donald Trump’s tariff thrashing

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Justin Trudeau are taking different approaches to looming trade war

Leaders

Tariff threats will do harm, even if Donald Trump does not impose them

The risk of a trade war is uncomfortably high

Finance & economics

Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars

Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer

The World Ahead The Americas in 2025

Justin Trudeau is unlikely to win the Canadian election

A pugnacious Conservative could win the 2025 election

The Americas

Justin Trudeau’s dodgy defence promise

Canada is about to receive a MAGA mauling

The Americas

Justin Trudeau is paying for solar panels in the cold, dark Arctic

They can save diesel, but at a cost

Leaders

Canada’s Trudeau trap

How the world’s most reasonable country grew sick of centre-left liberalism 

The Americas

The Mounties take on Modi. Who will win?

India’s government has dismissed explosive charges by Canada’s police

The Americas

Justin Trudeau is killing Canada’s liberal dream

His failings hold lessons for liberals the world over

China

Michael Kovrig, former hostage of the Chinese state

Three years after his release, the Canadian tells his story to The Economist

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