Familiar North American irritants—U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration—return to the fore this week as the so-called “Three Amigos” meet for a trilateral summit in Mexico City. Canada had an automotive axe to grind with the U.S. the last time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador…

Some experts are hopeful Canada’s relations with Britain will get some stability with today’s news that former U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak will become prime minister. Sunak will be the third British prime minister in less than two months, following the resignations of both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Truss spent just six weeks in…

Nike Inc shares rallied Tuesday after the company reported a fiscal second-quarter earnings beat on Monday and said North American sneaker sales are booming. Nike reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of 83 cents on revenue of $11.36 billion. Both numbers topped consensus analyst estimates of 63 cents and $11.25 billion, respectively. Revenue was up 1 percent…