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Border trade between Canada and US threatened by Covid-19 protests

The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts, snarling Canada-U.S. trade

Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from cattle to car parts.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on Sunday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2022

Canada rules out use of troops against truckers' blockade; more protests planned

The Canadian government will not use troops against truckers whose nearly week-long protest of coronavirus vaccine mandates has brought traffic in central Ottawa to a halt, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022

Nextleaf Enters Ontario With Glacial Gold Vape Cartridges And Distilled Oils

Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE:OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF) (FSE:L0MA) revealed Thursday it has received approval from the Ontario Cannabis Store to list the Company's Glacial Gold products in Ontario.

Benzinga · Feb 3, 2022

Harvest One Launches Extra Strength Transdermal CBD Cream At Ontario Cannabis Store

"Harvest One's LivRelief InfusedTM Transdermal CBD Cream continues its momentum as the top selling SKU in the infused topicals category in Ontario for the 12-month period ended January 2022, as ranked by dollars sold, based on OCS Sales Data," Gord Davey, president and CEO of Harvest One, stated. "The Company is…

Benzinga · Feb 3, 2022

Analysis-Rightward shift may cost Canada's divided Conservatives

An ongoing protest in Canada's capital is unlikely to succeed in its objective of repealing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but is pulling a troubled Conservative opposition even further to the right, eroding its chances of returning to power.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Vicinity Bags Order From Skydome For 50 EV Trucks

Vicinity Motor Corp (NASDAQ:VEV) has signed a sales and marketing agreement with Skydome Auto and Truck Centre Inc, an automotive dealer and service center in Ontario, Canada. The agreement includes an initial order for 50 VMC 1200 Class 3 electric trucks. The financial terms were not disclosed. Skydome has also been appointed to…

Benzinga · Feb 1, 2022

Canada's Quebec scraps plan for health tax on unvaccinated people

The Canadian province of Quebec is scrapping a plan that would make adults who refuse COVID-19 vaccines pay a special health contribution, premier Francois Legault announced on Tuesday, saying the idea is too divisive.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Politicizing COVID-19 vaccination efforts has fuelled vaccine hesitancy

The current political landscape has become increasingly intertwined with vaccine policy.

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022