Business Operations
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U.S. retailers ask Biden to address port congestion
National Retail Federation wants to meet with President Biden and other top U.S. administration officials to discuss supply chain challenges
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Baumann selects Maritimes distributor
Sideloader manufacturer Baumann has appointed MacFarlands Industrial as its official distributor in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
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Kansas City Southern spurns CP in favour of CN offer
Canadian National Railway’s revised US$33.6-billion offer was superior, KCS says; CP can revise its offer
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Cimcorp expanding into Germany
New office a direct result of Cimcorp’s expanding presence in food industry distribution operations
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Businesses in Ontario’s GTA region getting vaccination support
Five mobile units rolling out May 7 in Toronto, York and Peel
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Port of Montreal volumes down for first time in seven years
Pandemic, dockworkers strike and rail blockade all hit the port in 2020
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Peel Region Covid closures mount
Canadian Tire, Amazon, Fedex and TJX the latest to have distribution operations affected by Covid outbreaks
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Ontario workers to get three paid sick days
Sick leave will be retroactive to April 19 and will end on Sept. 25; employers will be reimbursed for up to $200 a day
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Canada Post facility in Mississauga, Ont., closes due to Covid
Other business affected include Canadian Tire DC and Kintetsu World Express
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Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit to deliver on its promise of sick days…