Trade Disruptions

Ottawa's gas tax pause is offering a bigger break at the pumps to the households that earn the most largely because they buy more fuel, the parliamentary budget officer says in a new report.

New Brunswick’s provincial liquor agency says it has resumed deliveries to an isolated island where the only land route is through Maine.

Governments are racing to remove barriers to build. They need to remove barriers to do business, too.

Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks.

Trump's previously announced bans—which affect some alcoholic drinks, dairy byproducts and motorcycles, among other goods—came into force at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday.

For distributors and c-store operators, the search for Canadian-made goods has intensified. While apps help identify Canadian goods, it can be difficult to determine "how Canadian" an item is.

With inflation driving up inventory wholesale costs, gas station and convenience store operators could expect customers to cut back on purchases like snacks, beverages, and premium fuel.

Dollarama, an indirect competitor to convenience stores for snacks and impulse purchases, says the prolonged war in Iran is expected to drive up freight costs for the rest of the year, but will not speculate further.

Fuel prices tend to ease off around this time of year, but one industry expert says drivers should expect no such relief this time.

Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month.