Steve Williams says he told Trudeau pipeline access must be assured if the industry is to attract the capital it needs to grow. The PM visited Suncor’s Fort Hills oilsands mine in early April
The result compared with a trade deficit of $2.9 billion in February
Deliveries from National Steel Car Ltd. are expected to begin in September. The rail service firm is beefing up infrastructure to meet growing demand
Grain farmers are pressing for parliamentary approval of the Liberal’s sweeping transport bill, known as C-49, which would give the feds power to investigate and prevent bottlenecks
15 of 20 industrial sectors saw growth, after a slight pullback of 0.1 per cent in January
Trudeau was in Vancouver to both tout the Trans Mountain pipeline project as a solution to B.C.’s gas price woes and to celebrate Amazon’s new expansion in the city, expected to create 3,000 new jobs
The White House said it would pause tariffs for Canada, among other countries. The Trump administration’s aim is to agree on import quotas with every country seeking an exemption to the tariffs
Fertilizer giant Nutrien Inc. will temporarily lay off up to 1,300 workers at two potash mines due in part to transportation backlogs in the rail system
Resolute employs close to 250 people at the La Doré sawmill, planer mill and finger-jointing facility
Calgary-based Terra Life Sciences says it plans to hire 20 people now and an additional 100 workers once construction is complete
