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AIRS Updates - Vesicular stomatitis outbreak

August 25, 2015

Vesicular stomatitis (VS) is a viral disease affecting horses, ruminants such as cattle, sheep and members of the deer and llama families, and swine.

Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations

August 21, 2015

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 1 August 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

Appeal - Notice No. HA-2015-008

Environment, Dept. of the

Canada Ratifies Agreement on Wine Labelling

August 21, 2015

International Trade Minister Ed Fast and Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Gerry Ritz announced Canada’s ratification of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) Agreement on Requirements for Wine Labelling. The agreement was signed by WWTG participants, which include Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Georgia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States, in January 2007.

Canada's trade deficit narrows dramatically as exports surge

August 21, 2015

Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world nearly vanished in June as exports grew dramatically, Statistics Canada reported today.

The trade deficit came in at $476 million...

Exports increased 6.3 per cent to $44.3 billion in June, while imports dropped 0.6 per cent to $45.1 billion. That's the best month-over-month increase in exports since December 2006.

Business Barometer: small biz confidence takes a beating in July

August 21, 2015

Canada's economy still appears to be adrift and with only limited power. The Business Barometer® Index of small business confidence fell more than a point in July to 58.2, its lowest level since mid-2009 and just below the point that corresponds with zero real GDP growth (59.8 using the past six years of monthly data).

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