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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday plans they said would benefit both nations in trade and jobs. "Today we've agreed to several important steps to increase trade, improve ...

Those measures include better screening, use of new technologies, sharing information among law enforcement agencies and identifying potential threats early. Both countries also agreed to get rid of regulations that hinder trade and job creation. Canada ...

A high-profile U.S. asylum case for a journalist from Mexico who fled across the border after saying he received death threats due to his critical coverage of the Mexican military during the bloody drug war has been delayed for 15 months, his attorney ...

The US has urged Thailand and Cambodia to show 'maximum restraint' after two people dies in clashes. ...

U.S. Congressman Ed Royce (R-Ca.) thinks he has enough support in the House of Representatives to pass new immigration legislation very similar to the controversial and much-discussed Arizona law, S.B.1070. The meat of Royce's bill would allow local ...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama are seeking a sweeping deal to establish a North American security and trade perimeter. ...

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper and Barack Obama will finally meet in Washington today to get talks going on creating a North American security "perimeter." It's a complex issue that calls for the careful balancing of security, sovereignty and trade issues. ...

(CN) - A Chinese national may find asylum in the United States after the 2nd Circuit found she may have been persecuted in her home country for removing an intrauterine device mandated by the government for population control. The Manhattan-based federal ...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves as he boards a plane in Ottawa to fly to Washington, Feb. 4, 2011. Harper will meet with U.S. President Obama. ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press OTTAWAStephen Harper is on his way to Washington for ...

Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae said to his knowledge there are no provisions Friday for opposition politicians to attend any briefings that would explain the details of the agreement. He said he's puzzled by how little advance effort the Tories ...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed to see their two countries work together on a more secure border that permits a freer flow of economic trade. The prime minister sat down with Obama in the Oval Office ...

The plan is expected to call for joint border inspection agencies and greater intelligence sharing. The leaders are also expected to discuss climate change, energy and trade, US and Canadian media report. The leaders are to meet for an hour then hold a ...

SANTA FE -- Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's honeymoon ended Thursday, as Democrats in the Legislature denounced her for ordering state police to ask criminal suspects about their immigration status. "Everybody in this room can be a suspect if the ...

John Moore / Getty Images U.S. Border Patrol agents waste their time along the Mexican border, when they really ought to be watching for dangerous Canadians. Its good that Joe Lieberman is retiring. There seems to be something wrong with his ...

BC Thompson Nicola FACE TO FACE: Should Canada negotiate with the U.S. on border security? According to a recently leaked document, Prime Minister Stephen Harpers government is secretly negotiating, with the U.S., a perimeter security agreement. ...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama are expected to kick off negotiations on Friday to ease trade restrictions between the two countries and ensure security from terrorist attacks.Harper is meeting with Obama in Washington, ...

I dont want to come off sounding partisan, Bob Rae begins. Then why are we having this conversation? The problem with talking to the Liberal foreign affairs critic these days is that he has become so thoughtful. Of course, Mr. Rae has always been a ...

A whirlwind of sleet and freezing rain crossed the Gulf states on Friday morning, Another winter storm That adds to the icy wave Already in a region accustomed to the cold. This storm system spreads Corpus Christi, Texas, through Louisiana, Mississippi ...

"After barely a month in office, New Mexico Republican Governor Susana Martinez is at logger-heads with immigrant advocates and organizations. In every corner of the Land of Enchantment, immigrant organizations and their supporters are protesting an ...

Michael K. Fitzpatrick, the consular officer at the United States Embassy in The Gambia has issued a strong warning to people to desist from being used by scammers in the Green Card Visa Lottery. He described the unexpected emails being received by ...