Canada has committed $175-million to a rare earth mining project in northern Quebec, with a major US investor linked to the Trump administration, amid strained US-Canada relations.

<img alt="Rare earth mining camp at Lac Brisson. " height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/102067a9-2267-4038-a59e-6a76c21542b6,1774539340606/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C36%2C1798%2C1011%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Torngat Metals base camp at the future mine site in Lac Brisson, Nunavik." width="620" /><p>Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175-million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major...