Canada’s transportation authority imposed new rules on its two largest railroad companies operating in wildfire-ravaged British Columbia as it investigates whether a freight train caused a blaze that destroyed a village two weeks ago.
July 12, 2021Canada News Updates
Get the latest Canada transportation news from Transport Topics, covering the policies, companies and market forces shaping freight movement across the country. This category includes reporting on trucking, rail, ports, infrastructure, labor, trade and environmental regulation, with particular attention to cross-border supply chains and the connections between Canadian and U.S. transportation markets.
Canadian Provinces Team With North Dakota to Vaccinate Cross-Border Truckers
Leaders from North Dakota and two Canadian provinces have reached agreements to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to Canada-based truckers who cross the border to deliver goods.
May 4, 2021Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year
Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.
April 6, 2021Canada Sees Record First Quarter for M&A
Mergers and acquisitions are off to their fastest start to a year ever in Canada, driven by a combination of cheap financing for buyers, high valuations for sellers and an improving economic outlook that’s encouraging companies to make major moves.
March 31, 2021Canada’s Carbon Tax Upheld by Top Court, Cementing Green Agenda
Canada’s efforts to combat climate change scored a major victory after the country’s top court ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon tax is constitutional
March 25, 2021Export Boom Drives Canada’s Largest Trade Surplus Since 2014
Canada’s trade sector unexpectedly recorded its largest surplus in more than six years on across-the-board increases in exports.
March 5, 2021Clarified Guidance Supports Health Care Access for Cross-Border Truckers
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has clarified its policy on treating truck drivers who cross the border from the United States into Canada for essential operations.
October 21, 2020Kenan Advantage Group Acquires Canadian-Based Paul’s Hauling
Kenan Advantage Group has completed its acquisition of Paul’s Hauling Ltd.
October 2, 2020Kenan Advantage Group Acquires Canadian Firm Beaulac
Kenan Advantage Group has completed the acquisition of Les Distributions Carl Beaulac Inc., the company announced Sept. 18.
September 18, 2020Canada Extends US Border Restrictions to Oct. 21
Canada is extending the agreement to keep the U.S. border closed to nonessential travel to Oct. 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.
September 18, 2020