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Explainer: China widens probe of EU imports

Aug. 22, 2024 at 10:33 am CDT

China has widened its investigation into imported EU products, adding an anti-subsidy probe of cheese, milk and cream to anti-dumping checks on pork and brandy.

Canada’s railways grind to a halt

Aug. 22, 2024 at 9:02 am CDT

By Don Norman

Cassie Marchand poses with the family of the late Reg Schellenberg

Canadian Cattle Foundation recognizes young leader and honours Reg Schellenberg’s legacy through award

Aug. 21, 2024 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Time runs out for a negotiated settlement for Canada’s railway labour dispute

Aug. 21, 2024 at 12:55 pm CDT

By Don Norman

Senators Black, Robinson urge ministers to intervene in rail dispute

Aug. 21, 2024 at 10:54 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

As Canada braces for rail stoppage, truckers scramble to meet demand

Aug. 20, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

As Canada braced for a freight rail stoppage that could hit industries ranging from autos to agriculture, the trucking sector said it faced higher demand it could not meet.

By Anna Mehler Paperny Nivedita Balu Reuters

Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown

Aug. 20, 2024 at 1:30 pm CDT

Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22.

By Adam Peleshaty

North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike

Aug. 20, 2024 at 1:15 pm CDT

Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.

By Promit Mukherjee Reuters Tom Polansek

Russian pork producers target EU’s share of China’s pork market

Aug. 19, 2024 at 2:15 pm CDT

Russian pork producers are aiming to capture ten per cent of China's pork import market in the coming years from a standing start, seeking to take advantage of trade tensions between the European Union and China, the world's biggest pork consumer.

By Olga Popova and Gleb Bryanski Reuters

Canada rail companies and union must work hard to reach deal, says Ottawa

Aug. 19, 2024 at 10:34 am CDT

Canada's two main railway companies and the Teamsters union must do the hard work necessary to reach labor deals and avoid a full stoppage, federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said on Monday.

By David Ljunggren Promit Mukherjee Reuters