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Farmers dump bags of corn grain in front of the Papineau riding office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal, as they protest the lack of propane due to the CN strike, on Nov. 25, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Christinne Muschi)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

CN strike drags on, hitting grain exports, fertilizer output

By Allison Lampert, Kelsey Johnson November 25, 2019
Ottawa/Montreal | Reuters — A prolonged strike at Canadian National Railway, the country’s largest railroad, sent further shocks through the economy on Monday with grain shipments scuttled and layoffs planned […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Talks continue toward ending CN strike as factories slow output

By Allison Lampert, Rod Nickel November 20, 2019
Montreal/Winnipeg | Reuters — Talks to end a strike by thousands of workers at Canada’s biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway, continued on Wednesday, as industrial plants slowed output of products […] Read more


A Holstein heifer on pasture in Quebec. (Lurin/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Machinery

Trudeau takes Quebec dairy gamble to preserve big trade deal

By Allison Lampert, David Ljunggren October 2, 2018
Ottawa/Montreal | Reuters — With his political future at stake, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will mount a charm offensive to placate dairy farmers who say he sold them out […] Read more

The United Nations’ General Assembly Hall in Manhattan. (BWZenith/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Markets

Informal NAFTA talks seen likely in next few days at U.N.

By Allison Lampert September 23, 2018
Montreal | Reuters — U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal talks on the sidelines of a major U.N. meeting […] Read more

Dairy cattle in Canada. (Pearman314/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Fear, frustration on dairy farms as trade concessions sought

By Allison Lampert, Rod Nickel August 30, 2018
Winnipeg/Montreal | Reuters — Marie-Pier Vincent, a fourth-generation Quebec dairy farmer, worries it will be even harder to make ends meet if Canada allows more tariff-free imports of milk products […] Read more


Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 5, 2018.  Photo: REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Tariff relief for Canada’s farmers at issue in Quebec election

By Allison Lampert August 23, 2018
Montreal |Reuters – Quebec farmers want further relief from a global tariff dispute ahead of Oct. 1 elections in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province, which has seen a recent rise in nationalist sentiment. Quebec’s […] Read more

(CPR.ca)
Crops, Machinery

CP conductors, engineers to get nine per cent raise over four years

By Allison Lampert June 6, 2018
Montreal | Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers will get a nine per cent salary hike over four years as part of a tentative agreement reached last […] Read more

(CPR.ca)
Crops, Machinery

CP talks said stagnating as strike deadline looms

By Allison Lampert, Julie Gordon April 20, 2018
Montreal/Vancouver | Reuters –– Canada’s biggest rail union said no progress had been made in negotiations on Friday with Canadian Pacific Railway to reach a deal before a Saturday deadline […] Read more


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Crops

CP conductors, engineers authorize strike

By Allison Lampert April 6, 2018
Montreal | Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway conductors and locomotive engineers on Friday voted to authorize a strike action that could have the 3,000 workers walk off the job as […] Read more

(CN.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

By Allison Lampert, David Ljunggren May 29, 2017
Montreal/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian National Railway and a union representing 3,000 conductors on Monday reached an agreement in principle ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad, […] Read more

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