Why the Canadian Freight Rail Halt Will Roil North American Supply Chains August 22, 2024 By David Ljunggren Canada’s two main freight rail companies locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized workers early on Thursday, starting an...
Devastating Wildfire Burns Down Almost 50% of Western Canadian Tourist Town July 26, 2024 By David Ljunggren and Nia Williams A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper, potentially destroying up to 50% of structures, and...
Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant May 24, 2024 By David Ljunggren Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at...
Canadian Storms Force Shut-Down of Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline November 16, 2021 By David Ljunggren and Nia Williams OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline has been shut down temporarily because of rainstorms pounding parts of the...
Canada’s Ruling Party Plans Tax Hike for Big Insurers, Banks to Fund COVID Recovery August 26, 2021 By David Ljunggren and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA – Canada’s ruling Liberal Party said on Wednesday that if re-elected it would raise corporate taxes on the most...
Targets of Canada’s New Sanctions on Belarus Include Insurance August 9, 2021 By David Ljunggren Canada, acting with the United States and Britain, imposed new sanctions on Belarus on Monday to protest against what it...
Canada Orders Speed Limits on Trains After Canadian Pacific Railway Fire February 7, 2020 By David Ljunggren OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a...
Climate Change Will Raise the Cost of Canada’s Natural Disasters: Insurers May 19, 2016 By David Ljunggren Canada will have to set aside more money to deal with natural disasters like wildfires, storms and floods as climate...
Canada Transport Watchdog to Introduce New Tank Cars Ahead of Schedule March 18, 2015 By David Ljunggren Canada’s transportation watchdog said that recent fiery derailments of trains hauling crude oil mean a new generation of stronger tanker...
Olympics: What Do You Do with a Mountain Resort with Games Gone? February 25, 2014 By David Ljunggren and Olga Petrova Stanislav Kuznetsov has a headache like no other: it measures 780,000 square metres and covers a large expanse of Russian...