Labor uncertainty continues to weigh down postal operator Canada Post and the union representing some 50,000 mail carriers returned to the bargaining table last week and immediately failed to make any progress, accusing each other of unrealistic expectations as the postal system bleeds parcel volumes and red ink. The impasse is raising the risk for businesses…
Ongoing labor uncertainty causes business exodus to private carriers Canada Post lost US$294 million before taxes in the second quarter, the largest loss for any three-month period in the company’s history, as parcel volumes plunged amid a prolonged contract dispute with mail carriers that has created uncertainty for business customers. The Canadian postal operator on…
By Laura Dhillon Kane Aug 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Canada is set to begin discussions on supplying liquefied natural gas to German buyers to tap into growing demand across the European Union. LNG was one of the issues on the table in talks between Prime Minister Mark Carney and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday in Berlin.…
The airline and union agreed on a new contract overnight (UPDATED 10:30 p.m. ET) Air Canada will gradually resume operations after reaching a tentative settlement with unionized flight attendants on a new contract, ending a work stoppage that forced the airline to halt flights for three days, both sides announced on Tuesday. The agreement, overseen…
Forced arbitration limits cargo disruption for shippers (UPDATED Sunday Aug. 17, 2025,1:30 p.m. ET) The government of Canada on Saturday ordered Air Canada and flight attendants back to the bargaining table and submit to binding arbitration, allowing the flag carrier to resume operations 12 hours after flight attendants went on strike earlier in the day.…
Flag carrier winds down operations ahead of job action by flight attendant Air Canada has begun canceling long-haul international flights, which carry most of the airline’s cargo, in preparation for a planned work stoppage by flight attendants on Saturday, executives said Thursday. The news conference in Toronto was cut short after union members walked in…
Union’s ‘no vote’ on contract proposal reflects strong negotiating hand, stirs shipper fears of strike Unionized mail carriers at Canada Post have overwhelmingly voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer, raising questions about the potential for a strike or lockout that could further undermine delivery service and whether the government considers the troubled organization…
LONDON/HOUSTON/CALGARY, July 29 (Reuters) – Shell-led LNG Canada is experiencing technical problems as it ramps up production at its liquefied natural gas plant at Kitimat, with one LNG tanker diverting away from the facility without the super-chilled fuel in recent days, according to four sources and LSEG ship tracking data. The plant is the first major LNG export…
Operations remain suspended until Unifor members vote for new contract DHL Express Canada and striking workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, according to the Unifor union, raising stakeholder hopes the national courier will soon be able to resume operations. Unifor, which represents more than 2,100 DHL Express truck and van drivers,…
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON, June 22 (Reuters) – The Shell-led SHEL.L LNG Canada project has produced the first liquefied natural gas for export from its facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, two people familiar with the startup of the plant told Reuters on Sunday. “At 4 a.m. local time LNG Canada started producing its first LNG,” one of the sources told Reuters. …
