WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama offered a red-carpet welcome for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on Thursday, ending a frosty period in U.S.-Canada relations and celebrating shared goals on climate and trade.”We haven’t always conveyed how much we treasure our alliance and ties with our Canadian friends,” Obama said in a welcoming ceremony.The two nations started the day by agreeing joint steps to fight climate change, including cutting methane emissions from oil and gas operations and signing last year’s Paris climate deal “as soon as feasible.”Methane, which can leak from pipelines and valves, is a …read more
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