Canada

Omicron, Climate Change Threaten Christmas Tree Supply

December 1, 2021

Bloomberg

Those people who start the Christmas season while clearing the Thanksgiving dishes might have the right idea.

Canadian Pacific Wins Buyout War for K.C. Southern, Defeating CN

September 15, 2021

Bloomberg

After months of twists and turns, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. sealed a $27 billion deal to acquire Kansas City Southern, claiming a prize that will create the first railroad spanning the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

World’s Food Supplies Get Slammed by Drought, Floods and Frost

July 26, 2021

Bloomberg

Extreme weather is slamming crops across the globe, bringing with it the threat of further food inflation at a time costs are already hovering near the highest in a decade and hunger is on the rise.

U.S. Clashes With Mexico, Canada on Auto Parts Trade Rules

July 19, 2021

Bloomberg

The dispute focuses on how to calculate the percentage of a vehicle that comes collectively from the three countries under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement that took effect last year.

Meat Is Latest Cyber Victim as Hackers Hit Top Supplier JBS

May 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest meat supplier was the target of a cybersecurity attack Sunday in the latest threat to global food supply chains that have been rattled by the pandemic.

Uber Freight Expands Self-Service Shipper Platform to Canada

May 25, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Uber Freight, a digital freight brokerage service, has announced the launch of the Canadian iteration of its Self-Service Shipper platform.

Amazon Fuels North America’s Most Severe Warehouse Shortage

May 7, 2021

Bloomberg

Finding warehouse space around Toronto has never been harder, and the e-commerce fueled shortage is disrupting businesses and threatening the broader economy.

How K.C. Southern Morphed From Rail Dark Horse to $30 Billion Prize

April 22, 2021

Bloomberg

In less than a year, Kansas City Southern has transformed from an industry wallflower to the belle of the ball, getting courted by Canada’s two biggest railroads.

Century-Old Rail Rivalry Flares Up Over a $30 Billion Prize

April 21, 2021

Bloomberg

Canadian National Railway Co.’s bid to wrest Kansas City Southern away from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is rekindling a century-old rivalry and pitting former colleagues against each other.

CP Rail’s CEO Makes the $25 Billion Deal His Mentor Wouldn’t

March 23, 2021

Bloomberg

Canadian Pacific Railways’s Keith Creel for years followed in the footsteps of Hunter Harrison, an industry legend whose revolutionary efficiency strategy became the standard at all the major North American railroads.

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