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Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Canada Sees Timber Shipments Slump on British Columbia Floods

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., one of Canada鈥檚 largest lumber producers, said shipments plunged about 25% to 30% in the second half of the month following severe flooding in British Columbia.

November 30, 2021
Business, Logistics

Storms at Port of Vancouver Leave Grain Stuck in Prairies

Mountains of wheat and canola are stranded in Canada after storms blocked access to the Port of Vancouver during peak shipping season.

November 19, 2021
Government, Business

Canada Inflation Accelerates to 4.7%, Highest Since 2003

Canadian inflation climbed to the highest in two decades, adding pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates.

November 17, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Isaac, Trimble Among First to Receive ELD Certification in Canada

A handful of electronic logging devices have now received certification for Canada鈥檚 federal ELD mandate.

November 10, 2021
Business, Technology, Safety

Tech Vendors Prepare for Canada鈥檚 Move to E-Logs

The trucking industry鈥檚 migration to federally mandated electronic logging devices is complete in the United States, but that transition is still a work in progress in Canada.

September 10, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada Imposes Wildfire Rules on Trains

Canada鈥檚 transportation authority imposed new rules on its two largest railroad companies operating in wildfire-ravaged British Columbia as it investigates whether a freight train caused a blaze that destroyed a village two weeks ago.

July 12, 2021
Government, Business, Safety

Canadian Provinces Team With North Dakota to Vaccinate Cross-Border Truckers

Leaders from North Dakota and two Canadian provinces have reached agreements to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to Canada-based truckers who cross the border to deliver goods.

May 4, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year

Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.

April 6, 2021
Government, Business

Canada Sees Record First Quarter for M&A

Mergers and acquisitions are off to their fastest start to a year ever in Canada, driven by a combination of cheap financing for buyers, high valuations for sellers and an improving economic outlook that鈥檚 encouraging companies to make major moves.

March 31, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Canada鈥檚 Carbon Tax Upheld by Top Court, Cementing Green Agenda

Canada鈥檚 efforts to combat climate change scored a major victory after the country鈥檚 top court ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 national carbon tax is constitutional

March 25, 2021