Economic performance
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Anti-pipeline blockades shut rail service
Canadian National Railway Co. shut down its entire network in Eastern Canada and Via Rail cancelled passenger service across the country
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Retailers see lower imports in February thanks to coronavirus
Chinese factories may still closed much longer than usual for the time of year
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Ontario negotiating trade deals with individual U.S. states
Plan will see the province attempt to strike Strategic Investment and Procurement Agreements to circumvent Buy American rules
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Hyundai’s supply chain disrupted by virus outbreak
If much of industrial China remains on lockdown for the next few weeks, Western importers will start to run out of the goods they depend on
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U.S. Fed chair outlines coronavirus threat to world economy
Cautionary message delivered after the Federal Reserve held interest rates low
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Coronavirus impacts Canadian businesses
Disruption could ripple through supply lines and consumer prices if the virus continues to spread
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Manufacturing sales down 0.6 percent in November
Losses were partly offset by by gains in transportation and fabricated metal industries
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U.S. carriers report poor end to 2019
Factories have seen less activity in the current economic environment, meaning that they have pulled back on shipments
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Business confidence down, but companies still plan to invest
Business Development Bank of Canada survey suggests trade disputes and a global slowdown have undermined small business confidence
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Merchandise deficit $1.1 billion in November
Statistics Canada says the country’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed
