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Biden aims for ambitious US effort on climate change
WASHINGTON — In what would be the most ambitious US effort ever to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe…
If Canada survived Trump, it can navigate Buy American: PM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — If Canada was able to navigate Donald Trump's four years of bilateral bluster, it can surely find safe…
Canadian crude by rail exports surged 87 per cent in November
CALGARY — Canadian exports of crude oil by rail jumped 87 per cent in November as oil production rose in Western Canada amid…
Pandemic hits small businesses hard
Statistic after statistic points to the debilitating state of commerce in Canada. But what exactly do all those pandemic-fuelled…
Russian hack of US agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
WASHINGTON — The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn't need to…
Retail sales rise in November as online shopping surges
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales climbed 1.3 per cent to $55.2 billion in November, rising for the seventh straight…
Feds issue warning on Chinese imports due to Uighur ‘forced labour’
Canadian companies are being told to ensure they're not importing Chinese goods produced through the forced labour of the Uighur…
Teams qualify for Port of Montreal’s Contrecoeur expansion
MONTREAL — The Montreal Port Authority has announced that three companies have qualified for the design and construction of the…
Pandemic doesn’t slow cargo shipments at Prince Rupert port
PRINCE RUPERT, BC — The port in Prince Rupert, BC, has set another record in defiance of the economic downtown caused by the…
Shipments along St. Lawrence stayed flat in 2020
MONTREAL — Cargo shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway remained flat last year, despite COVID-19's harsh toll on demand for many…
Consumers, businesses to suffer from cotton ban: China
BEIJING — China says a US order to halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from its Xinjiang region over alleged human rights abuses…
Canadian retail tech company Lightspeed expands business to suppliers
Lightspeed POS Inc. is expanding its business to include suppliers, as the Canadian technology company jockeys to compete with…