The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin.

British Columbia, Canada’s third most populous province, expects debts to surge by nearly 60% over the next three years in a high-spending plan that was overshadowed by the eruption of a trade war with the US,

The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called “a time of great peril” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.