Evening Update: Biden addresses Parliament on second day of visit to Canada


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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: U.S. President Joe Biden arrived on Parliament Hill for the second day of his first official visit to Canada as president and spent Friday in meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before making a speech to the House of Commons in the afternoon that touted the partnership of the two countries whose “interests are fundamentally aligned.” Here are some takeaways from Biden’s speech: Migration: Biden said he applauds Canada for stepping up in renegotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement. As The Globe reported on Thursday, the deal closes a loophole in the...