DIPLOMACY

Baird: Canada frustrated by ‘radical environmentalists’ control over Washington [Foreign Policy]

Baird and Clinton in Stanley Cup wager [CP]

BORDER

Budget: More than 1,000 jobs cut at Canada Border Service Agency [Toronto Star]

Border staff cuts called direct attack on national security [Globe and Mail]

NS drug dogs getting pink slips in job cuts [CBC]

Lawsuit: US agents harassing Muslims at border [AP]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Air Canada issues alert as pilots call in sick in job action [CTV]

US trade deficit narrows more than forecast as imports drop [Bloomberg]

‘Frugality fatigue’ spurs Americans to spend [Bloomberg]

States’ revenues grow, easing budget woes [Washington Post]

Chinese growth slows [AP]

DEFENSE

UN condemns North Korea rocket launch [Washington Post]

Baird calls Koreian missile test ‘reckless, provocative’ [CP]

First step in Iran nuclear talks is rebuilding trust [New York Times]

Protests follow cease-fire in Syria [New York Times]

ENERGY

Kinder Morgan to expand Canada pipeline to West Coast  [Houston Chronicle]

With $5 billion pipeline project, Canada looks to bypass US for Asia [Wall Street Journal]

Nebraska governor says he will sign Keystone XL bill [KETV - Omaha]

House GOP to tie pipeline to highway bill [Washington Times]

House hopes to revive Keystone XL fight in transportation bill [The Hill]

Yedlin: Reset time for natural gas as prices plummet [Calgary Herald]

Keystone hot topic in town hall [KETK TV - Jacksonville, Texas]

 

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BORDER

GPS mishap lands immigrant smuggler at Canadian border [Fox]

Partners or Frenemies? Obama jeopardizes relations with Canada & Mexico [Examiner]

NAFTA partners boost trilateral relationship [Dissident Voice]

McGill student’s run-in with US border agents prompts lawsuit [CP]

TRADE/ECONOMY

Fed survey finds US economy growing, hiring steady [AP]

Texas lawmakers want US to include Mexico in TPP [Texas Tribune]

As Mexico booms, Canadian exporters benefit [Globe and Mail]

With trade talks pending, business calls on Ottawa to drop protectionist policies [Postmedia News]

Canada’s change in duty free rules to boost western NY [Democrat and Chronicle]

Target to test Wal-Mart’s mettle in Canada [Reuters]

Weight loss promise draws Americans to Canada [Toronto Star]

Cross-border options for cheaper tires [Globe and Mail]

Ottawa slashes hundreds of policy jobs [CP]

Canadians favor taxes to fight inequality: poll [AFP]

DEFENSE

Afghans want to extend US security presence past 2014 [Washington Post]

Rhetoric heats up over F-35 plan [CTV]

Syria says it will meet UN deadline [AP]

ENERGY

Nebraska lawmakers approve Keystone XL pipeline bill [AP]

Price of natural gas hits decade low [Reuters]

Canada’s growing energy clout merits homegrown information agency [Financial Post]

Canadians seek cheap gas south of border [Sun Media]

BC, Ontario and Quebec lead Canada’s climate effort [Postmedia News]

Alberta, Sask singled out for lazy tack on climate change [Globe and Mail]

Politifact looks at Keystone XL jobs numbers [politifact.com]

Keystone XL takes center stage in Maine (?) [oilprice.com]

New tech will make oil sands cleaner and richer [Financial Post]

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