Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment — even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy.

The prime minister is seeking new markets for Canadian goods and to mend relations with China after years of deep acrimony between the two nations.

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, yanked US wine and spirits from government-run liquor stores after Trump launched a trade war last year — a move that has cost American booze makers millions of dollars in lost sales, Bloomberg News reported.

Canada was one of the first Western countries to recognize communist China, establishing ties in 1970 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

Canada's skeleton team have been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into the withdrawal of four athletes from last week's North American Cup in Lake Placid, the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said on Thursday.

Canada comes into this year’s tournament having avenged a disappointing 2024 event by winning gold in Finland last year. The red and white have won eight gold medals in the event’s history, making it to the gold medal game 15 times.

Michele Austin has been named the new president and managing director of MPA-Canada. Austin’s hiring is effective on Jan. 19. She is succeeding Wendy Noss, who is departing after leading MPA-Canada for the past 15 years.