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Ford scrambles to restart truck production after fire at supplier

May. 10, 2018 at 4:19 am CDT

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is working with a key supplier to shift some parts production from Michigan to Ontario, after a fire and subsequent parts shortages forced the automaker to halt manufacturing of its highly profitable full-size pickups, according to sources familiar with the companies’ plans. The […]

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

May. 9, 2018 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito David Ljunggren

‘Progress’ seen by ministers at NAFTA talks, but breakthrough elusive

May. 8, 2018 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito

NAFTA talks resume amid fears of ‘zombie’ deal

May. 7, 2018 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Anthony Esposito

U.S. trade chief says NAFTA approval on ‘thin ice’ without deal soon

May. 1, 2018 at 8:28 pm CDT

By Dave Graham David Lawder

Farmland values rise, but interest rates curb market

Apr. 23, 2018 at 8:25 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Prices of Canadian farmland were seen rising in 2017, with most sales happening in the first half of 2017 before interest rate increases and the drought in Western Canada hit. That’s according to the annual Farmland Values Report released Monday by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), based on […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

NAFTA ministers to reconvene Tuesday on signs of progress

Apr. 20, 2018 at 2:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Canada and Mexico on Friday said good progress had been made in talks with the U.S. to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and that ministers would meet again on Tuesday as they push to wrap up a deal. Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland […]

By Jason Lange

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

Apr. 20, 2018 at 1:38 am CDT

A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to use legislative tools to help shore up broadband access for rural and remote areas of Canada. The House of Commons’ standing committee on industry, science and technology, chaired by Vancouver area Liberal MP Dan Ruimy, on Tuesday released its report […]

By Staff

Supreme Court finds for provinces in ‘Free the beer’ case

Apr. 19, 2018 at 3:31 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s top court on Thursday ruled against a New Brunswick man who had argued he had the constitutional right to buy beer more cheaply in a neighbouring province, saying that the law does not impose absolute free trade across the country. Dubbed the “free the beer” […]

By Reuters

Kubota to relocate Canadian warehousing

Apr. 13, 2018 at 4:38 am CDT

Japanese tractor and equipment maker Kubota’s Canadian arm plans to decamp its warehousing and head office next year for a new “state of the art” space 25 km east. Kubota Canada announced Thursday it will move those operations from Markham, Ont. to a new facility it will build at Pickering […]

By Staff