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Canada rail shutdown threatens US supply chains

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69% Informative

Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out nearly 9,300 workers after midnight on Thursday (04:00 GMT) The lockout will also snarl commutes for tens of thousands of people in Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver .

Canada sends around 75% of all the goods it exports to the US , mostly over rail.

The dispute could disrupt shipments of a wide range of goods, from grains and beans to potash, coal and timber.

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76

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English

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