Insights and Stories of Julie Gordon

Canada’s exports rise in September as wheat volumes rebound

Nov. 3, 2022 at 1:45 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters – Canada’s exports rose in September, largely driven by better wheat volumes and prices, while imports were also up, with both import and export values impacted by the depreciation of the Canadian dollar, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. The country’s trade surplus with the world widened to […]

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts

Feb. 8, 2022 at 5:20 pm CST

By Julie Gordon Rod Nickel

B.C. floods may tighten market for real Christmas trees

Nov. 18, 2021 at 4:58 pm CST

By Julie Gordon

Canada economy seen weaker than expected as supply chain woes weigh

Oct. 29, 2021 at 12:52 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Julie Gordon

China’s ban on Canadian canola expands to Viterra

Mar. 26, 2019 at 11:13 am CDT

By Dominique Patton Julie Gordon

Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada

Oct. 18, 2018 at 5:31 am CDT

Toronto/Vancouver | Reuters — Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open. The day was historic for the country as Canadian adults […]

By Julie Gordon Nichola Saminather

Trudeau indicates no compromise on key NAFTA demands

Sep. 4, 2018 at 5:12 pm CDT

Surrey, B.C. | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated Tuesday that Canada would not compromise on key demands at high-level talks this week with the U.S. to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. Senior officials from both sides are due to meet in Washington on Wednesday in a […]

By Julie Gordon

Dispute resolution in focus as NAFTA talks drag

Aug. 31, 2018 at 9:36 pm CDT

Toronto/Washington | Reuters –– Canada and the United States ended talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Friday without reaching a deal. One longstanding issue is Chapter 19 of NAFTA, a dispute resolution mechanism that the United States significantly scaled back in a bilateral deal it […]

By Allison Martell Julie Gordon

U.S. to move ahead with Mexico pact, keep talking to Canada

Aug. 31, 2018 at 4:50 pm CDT

Washington/Toronto | Reuters — Contentious U.S.-Canada trade talks ended on Friday with no deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement after the mood soured, and President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a bilateral trade pact with Mexico. U.S. and Canadian trade officials set plans […]

By Allison Martell Julie Gordon Sharay Angulo

Canada, U.S. push toward NAFTA deal by Friday

Aug. 30, 2018 at 8:28 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the U.S. increased the pace of their negotiations Thursday to resolve final differences to meet a Friday deadline, with their Mexican counterpart on standby to rejoin the talks soon. Despite some contentious issues still on the table, the increasingly positive […]

By Julie Gordon Sharay Angulo

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