Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls Canada's potential pivot to China trade "a disaster," directly challenging PM Mark Carney's recent economic stance.

The remote town has a population of roughly 4,000 people.

The US-Canada men's hockey Olympic rivalry, born a century ago, has produced plenty of teeth-clenching drama, but after political tension spilled onto the ice last year, the upcoming Winter Games showdown could serve up the fiercest clash yet.

The global television phenomenon is full of Canadian iconography and subsidized by Canadian taxpayers. On Thursday, it came home to celebrate.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he expects the United States to "respect Canadian sovereignty," responding to reports that State Department officials met with separatists from the oil-rich province of Alberta.