OTTAWA, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up the price of goods imported from the United States. Canada will require all truckers entering from the United States to […] Read more
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Canada orders rail restrictions to reduce wildfire risk
OTTAWA, July 11 (Reuters) – Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk after a blaze wiped out the town of Lytton, British Columbia, and killed two people earlier this month. The order will require both Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd to take […] Read more
Canada to give income support, mulls emergency measures to slow coronavirus
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada would provide financial support to people affected by the coronavirus outbreak and also mused about imposing emergency measures to restrict the movement of people and goods. The death toll rose to five after Ontario, the hardest hit of Canada’s 10 provinces, reported its first […] Read more
