Why a Canadian labor dispute could make your life more difficult

Shipping containers on the rails outside the Canadian Pacific Railway Toronto Yard in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 20, 2024. | Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Canada’s two main rail lines locked out rail workers early Thursday morning amid tense contract negotiations between the railways and the Canada Teamsters Rail Conference, which represents nearly 10,000 rail workers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would resolve the dispute, and late Thursday, officials...