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Jun. 3, 2024 at 1:41 pm CDT

The union representing Canadian border workers says its members could strike as soon as Thursday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Jun. 3, 2024 at 10:33 am CDT

Spanish and French farmers blocked roads along the border through the Pyrenees mountains on Monday ahead of European Parliament elections to protest against what they say is unfair competition from outside the European Union.

By Horaci Garcia and Vincent West, Reuters

Jun. 3, 2024 at 9:39 am CDT

In a May 27 letter to finance minister Chrystia Freeland, agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay and national revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, 10 signatories said they are concerned about the capital gains inclusion rate, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI), which were all announced in April.

By Karen Briere

May. 31, 2024 at 4:25 pm CDT

Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.

By Alexis Kienlen

May. 31, 2024 at 3:11 pm CDT