Rhianna Schmunk is a senior writer at CBC News. She covers a diverse range of topics, including domestic and international affairs, with a particular focus on the Canadian courts and precedent-setting civil cases. Her work has also explored themes related to aviation, space exploration, and cybersecurity. Rhianna's writing has been featured in CBC and the Philippine Canadian Inquirer.
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By: Rhianna Schmunk
The agency in charge of aviation safety in the U.S. says all of its airport vehicles will be equipped with technology to help air-traffic controllers track their movements, a move expedited by the deadly crash in March involving an Air Canada jet at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
By: Rhianna Schmunk
Judge says 'crack in the legal system' has gone unaddressed for 25 years
By: Rhianna Schmunk
Evacuation orders affecting thousands of people remain in place for another day The Latest
By: Rhianna Schmunk
American entrepreneurs say sustained, 50 per cent tariffs would force them to make the choice they've been hoping to avoid for more than a year and a half: breaking away from longstanding, good-faith relationships with Canadian suppliers for the sake of their finances.
By: Rhianna Schmunk
Bans by Canadian provinces on U.S. alcohol has taken centre stage in trade negotiations as premiers consider whether to put bottles back on the shelves to pacify the White House. Winemakers and industry associations say it's bewildering to have their livelihoods end up as leverage in an international dispute.
By: Rhianna Schmunk
Bans by Canadian provinces on U.S. alcohol has taken centre stage in trade negotiations as premiers consider whether to put bottles back on the shelves to pacify the White House. Winemakers and industry associations say it's bewildering to have their livelihoods end up as leverage in an international dispute.
By: Kate McKenna, Rhianna Schmunk
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the White House can secure better terms, sources tell CBC News
The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute trade deal that satisfied both sides.
Politicians from Canada and the United States have thrown varying degrees of personal insults back and forth across the border this week, but the two governments' trade negotiators avoided getting personal — at least in public. Experts believe the two trade leads are striking a different tone because they have a different role to play as the dispute heats up.
By: Rhianna Schmunk
Politicians from Canada and the United States have thrown varying degrees of personal insults back and forth across the border this week, but the two governments' trade negotiators avoided getting personal — at least in public. Experts believe the two trade leads are striking a different tone because they have a different role to play as the dispute heats up.
