Insights and Stories of Roberta Rampton

Sep. 30, 2018 at 9:49 pm CDT

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Canada reached a deal to update NAFTA and keep it a trilateral pact with Mexico, beating a midnight deadline with agreements to boost U.S. access to Canada’s dairy market and protect Canada from possible U.S. autos tariffs, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge […]

By David Ljunggren, Roberta Rampton

Aug. 27, 2018 at 4:16 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact. Auto stocks soared and financial markets firmed […]

By Jeff Mason, Roberta Rampton

Oct. 11, 2017 at 6:58 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be open to a bilateral trade pact with Canada if a deal cannot be reached with Mexico to substantially revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. Asked by a reporter if he could envision maintaining free trade […]

By David Ljunggren, Roberta Rampton

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:45 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been clamouring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the U.S. is falling […]

By Alwyn Scott, Roberta Rampton

Feb. 7, 2014 at 4:17 pm CST

East Lansing, Mich. | Reuters — In a large barn smelling faintly of horses, President Barack Obama signed the US$956 billion farm bill into law on Friday, comparing the five-year law to “a Swiss Army knife” because of the variety of ways it can support jobs in America. “It multi-tasks,” […]

By Roberta Rampton