Fentanyl regulations

Ottawa is trying to control several chemicals used in making fentanyl to try to curb the growth in overdose deaths from the opiate.

Health Minister Jane Philpott said regulating some of the chemicals is one of a number of steps to try to gain better control.

The RCMP announced last week it had an agreement with China to try to stop the flow of fentanyl.

Canada-U.S. trade

A prominent critic of NAFTA has been appointed by Donald Trump to be in charge of the commerce portfolio in the cabinet.

79 year old Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor; condemns foreign sales taxes as a backdoor tariff on American goods.

Ross is just the latest in a number of billionaire businessmen appointed by president-elect Trump.