Canada protest forces some firms to use air
Automakers and other manufacturers are looking to the skies as they seek alternatives to move products caught up in Canadian trucking protests that have hit supply chains on both sides of the Canada-US border, union and industry executives said on Thursday. Protesters have occupied key border crossings between the US and Canada as part of demonstrations against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and vaccine mandates. With more than two-thirds of the C$650 billion (US$511 billion) in goods traded annually between Canada and the US moving via roads, the choking of key arteries has upended already st...