Freeland, EU minister celebrate landmark trade deal

NEW YORK -- Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland hugged and thanked her European counterpart today as Canada and the European Union marked the entry into force today of a trade agreement that took a decade to complete. "Grazie mille," Freeland said in Italian as she embraced Federica Mogherini of the EU at the start of a meeting at the United Nations. "It is a very important day, for Canada and I think for Europe," Freeland said. "And also for the rules-based international trading order. A