Nate Tabak, Border and North America Correspondent
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Medical cannabis firm begins next-day deliveries as COVID-19 stokes demand
Canada’s Aleafia Health aims to minimize risks to its older patients and ensure steady supply by launching final-mile service.
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Canada
US-to-Canada trucker border crossings fall nearly 10% in a single week
Continued drop in cross-border truck traffic mirrors broad decline in Canadian freight as COVID-19 crushes demand for nonessential goods.
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‘People die’ if US-Canada medical trade stops, pharma hauler says
Sharp Transportation Systems keeps Americans and Canadians supplied with essential medicines and vaccines as tensions mount over cross-border medical supply chains.
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Business
3M: Halting N95 mask exports would hurt U.S.
3M pushes back as Trump pressures company to keep all domestically produced N95 masks within the U.S. as hospitals and healthcare workers encounter shortages of…
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Why Canadian carrier Titanium hauled a load of N95 masks for free
When the cross-border trucking and logistics company learned that Home Depot had donated its shipment for federal emergency response efforts, the company decided to follow…
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US-Canada trucker border crossings plunge
Almost 24% fewer truck drivers entered Canada from the U.S. last week than a year earlier, a sign that COVID-19 is hurting cross-border freight.
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Canada
Trudeau signals support for Canadian trucking — and some carriers really need it
Canadian prime minister makes clear that trucking companies can qualify for 75% wage subsidy as some carriers struggle far from the robust volumes of essential…
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Canadian freight ‘falling off a cliff’; can 75% wage subsidy help?
“A lot of carriers could go into bankruptcy without help,” Energy Transportation Group CEO says. But a 75% wage subsidy from the Canadian government offers…
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Canada
Breaking: Canada doesn’t want US troops at border
The Trump administration is considering deploying troops near the Canadian border in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Distillery helps truckers stay safe as it drops moonshine for hand sanitizer
Murphy’s Law Distillery is supplying Canadian trucking companies with hand sanitizer as COVID-19 puts its artisanal alcohol business on hold.
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