Tag: Canada

Trucker-Led Protest Threatens Business in Canada, US 

Clinton Boyter

A trucker-led protest of coronavirus vaccine mandates that is blocking traffic at a key bridge linking the United States and Canada picked up urgency as it threatens to dampen business activity in both countries.

The protesters, who are demanding an end to Canada’s coronavirus restrictions, have blockaded the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan, in the U.S. and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, bringing central Ottawa to a halt. The blockade prevented traffic from entering Canada Wednesday, but U.S.-bound traffic continued.

Trucks transport about 25% of all trade between the two countries across the bridge, much of which is linked to the automobile

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Enterprise teams urge Canada, US to resolve border blockade

The nation’s largest enterprise teams are calling on North American leaders to finish disruptions at U.S.-Canada border crossings attributable to truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nationwide Affiliation of Producers and Enterprise Roundtable on Thursday night time stated that the blockades are “including to the numerous provide chain strains” on American firms.

“The enterprise group is rolling up its sleeves to search out workarounds and hold services up and operating, however we’re already seeing some manufacturing cuts, shift reductions, and momentary plant closures,” the enterprise teams stated in an announcement.

“The North American financial system depends

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Canada, US enterprise teams name for finish to trucker commerce route blockade

US and Canadian enterprise teams on Tuesday demanded truckers protesting in opposition to Covid restrictions finish their blockade of an important commerce route between the 2 international locations.

The Ambassador Bridge connecting Ontario province and the US state of Michigan has been partially blocked to automobile visitors since Monday by supporters of a trucker convoy occupying Ottawa to denounce vaccine mandates and different public well being restrictions.

“Enterprise associations on each side of the border are calling for a swift and quick clearing of the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge blockade and a well timed re-opening of the bridge,” the teams mentioned

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Bausch (BHC) Eye Care Enterprise Recordsdata for IPO within the US & Canada

Bausch Well being Firms Inc. BHC has introduced that its eye care enterprise, Bausch + Lomb Company goes public in the USA and Canada.

Bausch + Lomb has filed a registration assertion on Type S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Change Fee. The transfer pertains to its beforehand introduced intention to separate its eye well being enterprise.

Bausch + Lomb has additionally filed a preliminary lengthy kind base PREP prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada (aside from Quebec) referring to a proposed preliminary public providing (IPO) of its frequent shares concurrently in the USA and Canada.

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China calls on Canada to disregard Huawei dangers ‘invented’ by US

Clinton Boyter

The USA has banned Huawei from use within the growth of 5G know-how on its soil, citing dangers of spying or sabotage – Copyright AFP/File STR

A senior Chinese language diplomat referred to as on Ottawa Tuesday to disregard nationwide safety dangers that had been “invented” by america regarding telecoms large Huawei, as Canada weighs the corporate’s potential exclusion from its 5G cell networks rollout.

The concept that the corporate is a risk to nationwide safety “is invented by america” and “the primary function of that’s to crack down on Huawei,” mentioned Cong Peiwu, Chinese language ambassador to Canada.

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False declare that Canada, UK barred Fox Information from distribution

Clinton Boyter

The declare: U.Okay. discontinued Fox Information and Canada will not grant Fox Information a license to function

Widespread social media posts declare a number of nations are limiting Fox Information’ capacity to broadcast overseas.

“U.Okay. discontinued Fox’s license & threw them out, & Canada gained’t grant Fox a license to function there,” reads the textual content of the Fb publish shared on Nov. 11. “We have to do that!”

The publish generated near 500 likes in lower than every week. One other social media person shared the publish that obtained over 1000 likes, although it was later deleted.

However the

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