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US-Canada trade war and sovereignty disputes escalate

80 clusters · 2159 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Trump pauses Canadian tariffs following trade agreement

The trade dispute between the United States and Canada has escalated into a significant conflict over economic sovereignty. Following the collapse of negotiations in late August 2026, Canada implemented retaliatory tarif

Highland Valley Copper labor dispute

2 clusters · 50 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Teck Highland Valley Copper workers begin strike

United Steelworkers Local 7619 issued a 72-hour strike notice at Teck Resources’ Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia after negotiations reached an impasse. The union cited concerns regarding wages, pensions,

Stelco layoffs trigger legal standoff and nationalization

10 clusters · 39 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Cleveland-Cliffs faces legal threat from Canada over Stelco commitments

Stelco Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of the U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., is proceeding with plans to indefinitely idle its cold-rolled and coated steel operations at its Hamilton Works plant in Ontario. While the comp

Starbucks North American store closures and restructuring

4 clusters · 103 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: Starbucks implements store closures in North America and Spain

Starbucks is executing its ‘Back to Starbucks’ restructuring strategy, led by CEO Brian Niccol, with the goal of reducing costs by approximately $2 billion through the 2028 fiscal year. As part of this initiative, the

Sibanye-Stillwater US labor disputes

2 clusters · 6 sources · last updated 27 days ago

Latest: Sibanye-Stillwater reaches labor agreement at Montana mine

Labor tensions emerged at Sibanye-Stillwater’s United States platinum-group metal (PGM) operations when the United Steelworkers union issued a strike notice. The notice applied to the Stillwater-East Mine and metallurgy