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In Justin Trudeau’s cabinets, women of colour are routinely overlooked
Erin Gee
economy
Semiconductor shortage weighs on Canadian auto exports; trade surplus narrows to $1-billion in February
A container ship is unloaded in the distance at DP World's Centerm container terminal at the Port of Vancouver, as a woman walks along the promenade at Canada Place, in Vancouver, on Monday, March 1, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Building back better requires more women in international trade
Claire Citeau and Nadia Theodore
opinion
Joe Biden teases the inflation tiger with supersized COVID-19 stimulus
Konrad Yakabuski
report on business
Trade deficit narrows, but numbers point to slowing domestic economy
Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on August 25, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
report on business
International trade grows in October, closing in on prepandemic levels
A shipping container is moved at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Sunday, August 23, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
politics
Canada, U.K. sign rollover trade agreement for continuity after Brexit deal expires
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France August 24, 2019. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
opinion
Canada should beware Joe Biden’s ‘Buy American’ mentality
Gael Campan and Miguel Ouellette
featured reports
Canada’s worldwide cannabis dominance on hold
Eve and Co., led by CEO Melinda Rombouts, focuses on producing cannabis products cultivated by women for women.
featured reports
Canadian trade resilient, but there’s a ‘slow and uneven road ahead’
Medicom Inc's, Ronald Reuben (C), founder and CEO poses with Guillaume Laverdure (L), president, North America, Group COO and Ouriel Levy, executive vice president, commercial, global president dental, outside their offices in Montreal, Quebec, July 24, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
featured reports
Beer, wine exporters get creative to keep, gain international clients
Hamilton’s Collective Arts Brewing is among those craft beer makers that have focused on craft spirit, mixed beverages.
featured reports
The new face of global trade in a post-pandemic world
The Hanjin Geneva container ship prepares to pass underneath the Lions Gate Bridge as it tavels to China after leaving the Port Metro Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
featured reports
‘K-shaped’ recovery provides opportunities for some Canadian exporters
Fresh cut lumber is pictured stacked at a mill along the Stave River in Maple Ridge, B.C. Thursday, April 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
featured reports
Exporters turn to automation to boost productivity and profits
A robot in the Miralis kitchen cabinet factory based in Rimouski, Que, sands cabinet doors.
featured reports
New export opportunities arise amid global need for PPE, cleansers
cott Shayko President and CEO, Envision SQ, Research & Development has developed a nanotechnology-based, virus-killing spray called GermStop SQ for coating high-touch surfaces, such as railings, handles, door knobs etc. The spray was developed in conjunction with the University of Guelph’s school of Engineering (Environmental) and professor, Dr. Bill Van Heyst.
featured reports
How e-commerce exporters are handling a surge in sales amid the pandemic
From left to right, co-founders of Vessi waterproof sneakers Mikaella Go, Tony Yu and Andy Wang are photographed wearing their footwear in Vancouver, on Sept. 3, 2020.
featured reports
Panic-shipping causes temporary bump on exports to U.S. and helps drive up transport costs
In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, a truck from Canada heads to the single open lane heading into the U.S. at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash. Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend their agreement to keep the border closed to non-essential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions were announced on March 18, were extended in April and now extended by another 30 days. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Exporters that boosted e-commerce amid COVID poised to profit long after pandemic subsides
Michael Kuhbock (V.P. Business Development) of Innosol Health Corp works in his office that has shifted much of their business online due to Covid-19. Posing with some of their product and websites, in Calgary, AB, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. For the Globe and Mail - Photo by/Dave Chidley Requested by Gillian Livingston Communications gillianlivingston@gmail.com 416-569-7948 Freelance writing and editing
featured reports
Software companies tap into export advantage amid COVID-19 restrictions
report on business
Canada’s agri-food sector adapts to pandemic challenges to keep exporting goods
2 large combines picking up a crop of lentils.
report on business
Canadian exports, imports surge as trade rebounds, but deficit widens
FILE PHOTO: Trucks wait in a long queue for border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the World Trade Bridge in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
international business
Trump’s Dec. 15 China tariffs threaten a long list of Christmas favorites
President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on school choice in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
asia-pacific business
Top U.S. officials to hold trade talks in China next week
U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
report on business
New Mexican trade secretary fears USMCA could face opposition in next U.S. Congress
Mexican trade secretary Luz Maria de la Mora will handle the trade portfolio for Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador once he takes office as Mexico’s president on Dec. 1.
politics
Stephen Harper says USMCA deal offers ‘opportunity’ for Canada on trade with China
Former prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper speaks at the 2017 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, March 26, 2017.
international business
Trump threatens more China tariffs as Beijing vows ‘fierce counter strike’
Chinese state media on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of more trade action as 'ridiculous' after the U.S. President had directed trade officials to identify tariffs on $100-billion more Chinese imports.