Tag: North America

• Friday, February 7th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Bumblebees essential for pollinating, suffer drastic declines in North America

  

  When scientist Peter Soroye first saw the figures showing estimated bumblebee populations in North America had fallen by nearly 50% in a single generation, he thought it must be a typo. He checked the numbers - the result of a long-term analysis of bumblebee populations published in the journal Science on Thursday, seven times to be sure they were accurate.

• Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  New North American trade pact closer as US lifts tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico

  

  The United States struck deals on Friday to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico, the three governments said, removing a major obstacle to legislative approval of a new North American trade pact.

• Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Trump rebuffs Trudeau claiming “Canada has treated the US very badly”

  

  US President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had refused to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, accusing Canada of treating the United States “very badly.”

• Friday, September 21st 2018 - 09:35 UTC

  US life-insurance provider will only offer policies that include digital fitness tracking

  

  One of the largest life insurance providers in North America will no longer offer policies that do not include digital fitness tracking. John Hancock will now sell only “interactive” policies that collect health data through wearable devices such as a smart-watch.

• Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Canada and US expected to reach a new NAFTA deal by Friday deadline

  

  The leaders of the United States and Canada expressed optimism on Wednesday that they could reach new NAFTA deal by a Friday deadline as negotiators prepared to talk through the night, although Canada warned that a number of tricky issues remained.