Trump trade study

President Trump will be ordering a study of America’s major trading partners to find out which ones are using abusive trade practices to run export surpluses, through anti-competitive trade practices.

The ultimate goal is to quantify exactly how much of the U-S global trade deficit is due to supposedly unfair practices, and seek remedies for the imbalance.  Canada has the smallest surplus of any country.

Iceberg near-miss

A floating oil platform off Newfoundland had a near-miss with an iceberg the size of a small office building.

A medium size iceberg came within 180 metres of a Husky oil rig Wednesday morning about 350 kilometres east of Newfoundland.  Icebergs are closely monitored in the area but encounters this close are rare.