In the news: U.S. poised to meddle in Canadian politics? Pipeline popularity up?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …

U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America’s new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada.

While Hoekstra says he doesn’t see the U.S. getting involved in domestic politics, he accuses Ontario of doing just that by running an ad on American TV networks quoting the late Ronald Reagan attacking tariffs.

In a wide-ranging year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Trump’s representative in Canada says the language in the national security document could be interpreted “broadly.”

But critics have warned that the new strategy could be a blueprint for Americ