Canadian Automobile Dealers Association economist Oumar Dicko has calculated the tax, which would raise $600 million a year, will target more than 92 models and directly affect 30,000 annual sales. It's been nearly two months since the federal election and the Throne Speech has been delivered, but there's no sign the Liberals will back down on the proposal.

The changes that Democrats demanded on provisions regarding the environment, pharmaceuticals, labor and overall enforcement were the subject of intense negotiations between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and House Democrats. 

Volkswagen was charged with 60 counts of breaching the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by importing 128,000 vehicles that did not conform to prescribed emission standards, Environment and Climate Change Canada says.

Sources tell the Associated Press that a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal has been reached among U.S. politicians. Details on the deal still need to be finalized and the U.S. Trade Representative will need to submit the implementing legislation to Congress. No vote has been scheduled.