by Susanne Courtney | 23 Sep 2026 | Americas, Economy, Politics
As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a bottle of maple syrup as a gift to President of the European...
by Susanne Courtney | 3 Mar 2025 | Economy, Politics
Maple syrup is linked to Canada’s national identity and economy. Threats of U.S. tariffs makes the trade relationship between the two nations quite sticky. Steam escaping from an evaporator in the author’s “sugar shack”. (Credit: Susanne...
by Leah Eichler | 29 Jan 2025 | Americas, Decoder Replay, Politics
Trump isn’t the only American who considers Canada the 51st state. It shares a continent but it is its own nation and a big player in world affairs. A cyclist rides past the sign for the U.S.-Canada border at the Peace Arch Historical State Park in August 2021...