The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 23
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TRUMP ADVISER SAYS CANADA COULD BENEFIT FROM NAFTA RENEGOTIATION: An adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will be in a good position should there be a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Stephen Schwarzman, who leads the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, is in Calgary to take part in meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal cabinet. Schwarzman says he met privately with Trudeau as well as with cabinet ministers, all of whom have gathered for a two-day retreat where the challenges posed by a Trump presidency are expected to dominate the agenda. Trump has promised a new trade relationship with the world focusing on American interests.
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