Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 1——U.S.-MEXICO NAFTA TALKS ENCOURAGINGFederal insiders say Canada’s NAFTA partners are simply trying to work through bilateral sticking points, even as the Canadian government appears to have been left out of ongoing talks between the United States and Mexico. Top Canadian negotiators are expected to rejoin NAFTA talks by mid-August. Downloadable gun blueprints were expected to be posted online today, but a federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of the blueprints. The airline said it now has until Aug. 10 to make submissions on which positions to exclude from the bargaining unit. ——ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:— Companies reporting results today include Domtar, TorStar, Encana, Molson Coors and Restaurant Brands International,— Syncrude Canada to appear in court on charges related to the deaths of blue herons at one of its mines in 2015.

Source: National Post August 01, 2018 08:15 UTC