Reuters reported on Dec. 18 that the two sides were very close to concluding a temporary arrangement.

Details of a new Canada and Britain trade deal -- currently facing a Dec. 31 deadline -- could be revealed in the coming days, according to a source.

Nearly 40 per cent of Canadians think that Canada needs to 'take more steps to protect itself from today's world', second only to the United States (47 per cent).

Canada will lose a friend and a liberal voice within the European Union as the U.K. plans its Brexit, says Jeremy Kinsman, Canada's former high commissioner to Britain. 

Here are five things to know about Thursday's British referendum on its future in the European Union, the official Canadian position and the potential economic consequences of a vote to leave