Glencore, the Swiss mining and metals trading giant that mines copper in Ontario and processes it in Quebec, both imports e-waste from the U.S. as feedstock for its smelter and also ships products to the U.S.

Ontario Provincial Police arrested four men and charged them with stealing copper wire from 33 decommissioned hydro police that were cut down in a rural region in northern Ontario.

After President Trump suspended trade talks with Canada over its controversial digital services tax, Ottawa scrapped it to get back to the negotiating table.