United States

Wired reports: As the US struggles to contain its worst measles outbreak in years, cases have spilled over into Mexico. In an April 25 report, Mexico’s Ministry of Health reported there have been 583 confirmed cases in the country this year, with 560 recorded in the border state of Chihuahua. The outbreak in Chihuahua is partly due to its proximity …

Politico reports: Three quarters of Canadians dislike President Donald Trump — and Conservatives appear likely to pay a painful price for it in the country’s Monday election, according to a POLITICO/Focaldata poll of Canadian voters. About two in five voters (39 percent) told Focaldata, a U.K. pollster, that Trump was a top concern in the election, second only to cost …

Fox News reports: President Donald Trump isn’t “trolling” when it comes to efforts to acquire Greenland and make Canada the 51st state. Trump has discussed acquiring Greenland, Canada and Panama for months — and has regularly referred to Canada as the 51st U.S. state. Despite skepticism from some, Trump said in an interview with Time magazine published Friday that he …

The Washington Post reports: A Trump administration publicity campaign aimed at discouraging illegal migration is off to a rocky start, with Mexico’s government calling for the ads to be pulled and promising to ban such foreign “propaganda” in the future. The campaign has raised questions in the United States about its overtly political messaging and its price tag — up …

Politico reports: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning that Donald Trump’s recent remarks in the Oval Office are a reminder that the U.S. president really does have designs on Canada. “It’s not just words. He wants to do it,” Ford told an audience of policy leaders in Toronto on Thursday afternoon. “He wants to destroy our auto sector. He wants …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: Another harsh reality is that China called Mr. Trump’s bluff and seems to have won this round. When Mr. Trump imposed his tariffs in the first term, President Xi Jinping retaliated with some restraint and sent a delegation to negotiate a trade deal. This time he retaliated in tit-for-tat fashion and pushed all …

The Guardian reports: Norway has launched a new scheme to lure top international researchers amid growing pressure on academic freedom in the US under the Trump administration. Following in the footsteps of multiple institutions across Europe, the Research Council of Norway on Wednesday launched a 100m kroner (£7.2m) fund to make it easier to recruit researchers from other countries. The …

CNBC reports: The pullback in trade between the U.S. and China as a result of President Trump’s steep tariffs on Chinese goods and fears of a recession are starting to show up in major ports data, with a steep drop in container vessel traffic headed to Los Angeles and Long Beach. For the week ending May 3, the number of …

The Guardian reports: Nearly 300 academics have applied to a French university’s offer to take in US-based researchers rattled by the American government’s crackdown on academia, as a former French president called for the creation of a “scientific refugee” status for academics in peril. Earlier this year, France’s Aix-Marseille University was among the first in Europe to respond to the …

The Hill reports: The Gallup polling analysis, released Thursday, shows that 70 percent of adults in the U.S. said over the last year that they have a religious preference — but that share is falling across all age demographics. About 34 percent of Gen Z respondents, born between 1997 and 2006, and 30 percent of millennial respondents, born between 1981 …

CNBC reports: A total of 80 blank, or canceled, sailings out of China have been recorded by freight company HLS Group. It wrote in a recent note to clients that with the trade war between China and the U.S. leading to a demand plummet, carriers have started to suspend or adjust transpacific services. The impact of the diminished freight container …

CTV News reports: An American who is “distressed” by the way the United States government has been treating Canada, has bought advertising space in Vancouver to apologize to Canadians. Posters on lighted billboards near the Vancouver Art Gallery show the maple leaf, with the words, “Dear Canada, we are so very, very, very sorry.” It is signed, “Your American friends.” No names …

CTV News reports: A growing number of Americans with family ties to Canada are seeking to reclaim Canadian citizenship, spurred in part by shifting political and social conditions in the United States. Immigration lawyers say they’ve seen increased interest from individuals who have Canadian parents or grandparents and are now looking to make the move north. Among those applying are …

CTV News reports: U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff fight has triggered a rise in Canadian pride across the country, with everything from businesses to government offices seeking to distance themselves from our neighbour to the south. The city of Vaughan has joined the chorus and has proposed renaming America Avenue “to celebrate our Canadian identity.” The city is pitching to …

“Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately violating their Treaty obligation. This is very unfair, and it is hurting South Texas Farmers very badly. “Last year, the only Sugar Mill in Texas CLOSED, because Mexico has been stealing the water from Texas Farmers. Ted Cruz has been leading the fight …

The New York Times reports: China on Friday said it was raising its tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent, retaliating for the third time in the escalating trade war between the two superpowers. The announcement by the State Council, China’s cabinet, came after Trump administration officials clarified on Thursday that Chinese goods imported to the United …

Politico reports: The Chinese government issued a new travel advisory for the United States on Wednesday amid growing tensions between the two nations sparked by President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism cited a “deterioration of economic and trade relations” and the “security situation” with the U.S. in its risk advisory, which it issued …

The Washington Post reports: The European Union hit back at President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs Wednesday, approving levies up to 25 percent on a broad list of U.S. products, as European leaders attempt a carrot-and-stick approach to bring Washington to the negotiating table. While the list of products was not made public, a copy of the E.U. plan, seen by …

The New York Times reports: The Chinese government announced that it was putting an additional 50 percent tariff on imports from the United States, matching the extra 50 percent that Trump had imposed to retaliate for an earlier move by China. President Trump’s latest tariffs took effect just after midnight on Wednesday, hitting nearly all U.S. allies with punishing new …

Via press release from the Canadian government: The Minister of Finance, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, today confirmed that Canada’s new countermeasures announced last week in response to the unjustified tariffs imposed by the United States on the Canadian auto industry will come into force at 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 9. As the Prime Minister indicated on April 3, this …