Category Archives: Metal
Premier won’t call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's not calling on Ottawa to sanction a Russian oligarch who's a major shareholder in a U.K.-incorporated multinational manufacturing company that operates a steel mill in Regina. The British government, cl...
Magna joins other Canadian companies in idling Russian operations over Ukraine war
TORONTO — Magna International Inc. is joining other Canadian companies in standing up against aggression in Ukraine by idling its Russian operations. "Like most in the international community, we remain deeply concerned with the very unfortunate situat...
Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road, announcing hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government Monday in what would not have looked out of place on the campaign trail. Seeing the prime
‘Serious concern’ among Nunavut communities over iron ore mine’s proposed expansion
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut communities on the northern tip of Baffin Island are speaking out against the proposed expansion of an open-pit iron ore mine that would include construction of a railroad, lead to more ship traffic and, hunters fear,
Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp
LONDON — Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant's online dominance. Marketers for an Open Web,
Trump signs proclamation formally exempting Canadian aluminum from tariffs — for now
WASHINGTON, Wash. — Donald Trump has officially let Canadian aluminum producers out of the national-security doghouse — for now. The U.S. president formally signed a proclamation today exempting Canadian aluminum exports from punitive Section 232...
TMAC Resources deal to be bought by Chinese company facing national security review
TORONTO — TMAC Resources Inc. says the federal cabinet has ordered a national security review of the proposed sale of the Canadian gold miner to a Chinese company. Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd. announced a deal in May to buy TMAC,
At 11th hour, U.S. abruptly reverses course, lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum
WASHINGTON, Wash. — The United States blinked Tuesday in its latest tariff dispute with Canada, lifting a 10 per cent levy on Canadian-made aluminum just hours before Ottawa was to let fly with a suite of countermeasures. The tariffs are being
Canada hopes to avert new U.S. tariff war, but stands ready to fire: Champagne
WASHINGTON — Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government is still trying to cool its dispute with the United States over aluminum exports, but remains poised to retaliate if necessary. Francois-Philippe Champagne says he believes...
Company behind tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON — Aluminum industry advocates from Canada and the United States shook their heads in dismay Thursday as an emissary for two U.S. producers tried to defend the White House decision to slap fresh national-security tariffs on Canadian...