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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone: <\/strong>Deal or no deal? What\u2019s next for CUSMA\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

July 3, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat does the no deal by the deadline really mean for North American trade\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Expect more elbows, fewer handshakes, as CUSMA talks heat up<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

June 26, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus: 10 numbers that define Brexit\u2019s impact on the U.K. 10 years later \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> How energy markets could shape up post-Hormuz<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus: What CUSMA means for food affordability and the auto industry\u2019s demand challenge \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Canada needs to put its \u201csales hat\u201d on\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

June 12, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tHighlights from RBC and Eurasia Group\u2019s US-Canada Summit\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Canada and Mexico\u2019s American trade travails\u2014in charts\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tTariff-hit sectors squeezed both countries, but AI lifted Mexico\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Canada’s infrastructure comeback\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

May 22, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus: The Power of Siberia 2 and implications for Canada \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Where the U.S. and China go from here<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

May 15, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus: Should farmland be used to produce food or fuel?\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Why jet fuel security is up in the air\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAlso in this edition: Canada\u2019s trade balance surges back into surplus\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> A perfect storm rippling across the world’s food supply chains\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

May 1, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus, foreign investors' Canadian playbook\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone: <\/strong>How industrial policy is bringing Canada and the EU closer\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus, CUSMA\u2019s non-negotiables and a back-and-forth on provincial booze bans\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> A CUSMA signal, amid the noise\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

April 10, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\tPlus, the impact of President Trump\u2019s \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs, one year on\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\tTrade Zone:<\/strong> Diesel, debt and the dollar\u2014how the war\u2019s triple squeeze is hurting emerging markets\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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