French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

French Senate Votes On Controversial CETA Free Trade Deal

File photo dated June 8, 2009 shows cattle gathered in a pasture near a pumpjack in an oilfield outside of Weyburn, Sask, Canada. The French government on Thursday faces a risky vote on the controversial CETA trade deal between the EU and Canada in the Senate where an unlikely alliance between left and right hopes to torpedo the pact. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017, but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to take full effect. Cattle farmers have always been among the main opponents of CETA. They feared that lower tariffs on Canadian meat imports would lead to unfair competition. Photo by Troy Fleece/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alberta Fires Aftermath - Canada

Alberta Fires Aftermath - Canada

A pumpjack clouded in smoke from recent wildfires is shown in Drayton Valley, Alta. Canada on Wednesday May 17, 2023. Air quality statements continue to blanket much of British Columbia and the Prairie provinces as scores of wildfires rage across the region. Photo by Jason Franson/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

A pumpjack draws oil from the ground surrounded by a canola field near Cremona, Alta, Canada, on Monday, July 12, 2021. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

A pumpjack draws oil from the ground surrounded by a canola field near Cremona, Alta, Canada, on Monday, July 12, 2021. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

A pumpjack draws oil from the ground surrounded by a canola field near Cremona, Alta, Canada, on Monday, July 12, 2021. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

Oil drilling rig near the fields - Canada

A pumpjack draws oil from the ground surrounded by a canola field near Cremona, Alta, Canada, on Monday, July 12, 2021. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Canada Crushes All-Time Heat Records For Second Straight Day

Canada Crushes All-Time Heat Records For Second Straight Day

Leo Walkey, left, five, sits on a pumpjack fountain as his brother Knox, three, runs past as they try and beat the heat at a splash park in Olds, Alta., Monday, June 28, 2021. Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM