In this edition:
- GO Transit cuts Niagara weekday train service to one trip each way
- Carney says U.S. trade terms would wipe out or subordinate core Canadian industries
- Stellantis, Unifor open contract talks amid Brampton plant uncertainty
- Niagara Business Alliance launches municipal candidate surveys across 12 municipalities
- Canadian manufacturers see local demand surge as retailers lag
- Welland seeks provincial help to clean up contaminated former factory
- Loblaw raises 2026 store-opening target to 75
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GO Transit cuts Niagara weekday train service to one trip each way
GO Transit has cut weekday service between Niagara Falls and Toronto from three round trips to one in each direction, with the reductions expected to last until next spring. Metrolinx cited ridership, crew availability and track work, while officials continue to push for eventual all-day, two-way hourly service.
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Carney says U.S. trade terms would wipe out or subordinate core Canadian industries
Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. negotiators sought terms that would leave core Canadian industries, including auto manufacturing, as subsidiaries of U.S. counterparts or gradually wind them down. Canada rejected those terms, while counter-tariffs on nearly $28 billion in U.S. goods are scheduled for Sept. 8.
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Stellantis, Unifor open contract talks amid Brampton plant uncertainty
Unifor and Stellantis have opened the final round of Detroit Three contract negotiations as uncertainty continues over the idled Brampton assembly plant. The talks follow new agreements at Ford and GM, where workers in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock voted 80.5 per cent in favour of the new contract.
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Niagara Business Alliance launches municipal candidate surveys across 12 municipalities
The Niagara Business Alliance is surveying registered mayoral and council candidates across Niagara on taxes and spending, housing, infrastructure, economic development, municipal services and regional cooperation. Responses will be published ahead of voting day, with candidates given until Sept. 18 to complete the survey.
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Canadian manufacturers see local demand surge as retailers lag
Canadian food and household-goods manufacturers say demand for domestically made products is surging during the trade dispute, but some retailers have been slow to increase shelf space. Producers are responding by expanding Canadian distribution, selling directly to consumers and seeking markets outside the United States.
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Welland seeks provincial help to clean up contaminated former factory
Welland is asking Ontario to help fund the cleanup and acquisition of a contaminated former automotive plastics plant on Major Street, with the city hoping to convert the property into a neighbourhood park. The site has significant tax arrears and a history of industrial chemicals migrating toward nearby residential properties.
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Loblaw raises 2026 store-opening target to 75
Loblaw has increased its planned 2026 store openings from 70 to 75 as part of a $2.4-billion capital program. The company has opened 38 grocery and Shoppers Drug Mart locations so far this year and also plans to renovate 190 existing stores while testing new retail concepts.
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