Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said that effective at midnight Friday (0500 GMT), trains hauling more than 20 cars of dangerous goods would be limited to 25 mph across the country for the next 30 days. | Screencap via Twitter/@brentbosker/Philippe Gaudet

Canada cuts speed limits for trains hauling dangerous goods

OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd crude oil train derailed and caught fire. The accident, which happened in the early hours of Thursday near Guernsey, Saskatchewan, was the second derailment in the area in […] Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off a challenging six-week re-election campaign on Wednesday and immediately faced new questions about a nagging ethics scandal that could cut support for his Liberal Party. | Reuters photo

Trudeau kicks off re-election campaign

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off a challenging six-week re-election campaign on Wednesday and immediately faced new questions about a nagging ethics scandal that could cut support for his Liberal Party. Trudeau, who swept to office in November 2015 promising “sunny ways” and stressing the importance of gender equality and the […] Read more

Steel pipe to be used in the oil pipeline construction of Canada's Trans Mountain Expansion Project sit on rail cars at a stockpile site in Kamloops, B.C.  |  REUTERS/Dennis Owen photo

Canada set to approve hotly debated pipeline expansion

OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta, June 16 (Reuters) – Canada looks set to approve a hotly-debated plan to expand an oil pipeline this week, people familiar with the process told Reuters, but the move is unlikely to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuild flagging support ahead of an October election. The Liberal government last year took the unprecedented […] Read more



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the United States if the two sides are to reach a deal on renewing NAFTA, which Washington insists must be finished by the end of the month. | File photo

Trudeau urges some U.S. flexibility in NAFTA

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the United States if the two sides are to reach a deal on renewing NAFTA, which Washington insists must be finished by the end of the month. Ottawa is pushing back against increasing pressure by the administration of U.S. […] Read more


Canada, U.S. exchange barbs over NAFTA talks as stresses

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States exchanged barbs on Tuesday over sluggish negotiations to update NAFTA, reflecting mounting tensions over trade talks that appear unlikely to conclude on schedule.   The talks have effectively stalled as Canada and Mexico seek to address wide-ranging U.S. demands for changes to the North American Free Trade […] Read more

Canada to face U.S. trade problems even if NAFTA is signed -Ottawa

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Trade challenges from U.S. firms will continue to cause turbulence for Canada even if talks to modernize NAFTA are successful, a senior Canadian government official said on Tuesday.   Canada sends 75 percent of its goods exports to the United States and is vulnerable to what Ottawa complains is increasing U.S. protectionism […] Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an
interview he does not think U.S. President Donald Trump will pull out of
NAFTA, despite differences over how to update the trade pact, the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp said on Wednesday. | File photo

Canada PM: doesn’t think Trump will pull U.S. out of NAFTA

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview he does not think U.S. President Donald Trump will pull out of NAFTA, despite differences over how to update the trade pact, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp said on Wednesday. Trudeau’s comments were among the most positive made by any Canadian official since talks […] Read more



It appears the acceptable threshold for dockage will stay at the industry standard of 2.5 percent. | Robin Booker photo

China, Canada resolve canola-shipping dispute

OTTAWA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Canada and China have agreed on a solution to a trade dispute over C$2 billion worth of annual canola sales, lasting to 2020, leaders of the two countries said on Thursday. The solution is “predictable, science-based and stable,” ensuring access for Canadian shipments to China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […] Read more