OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Tuesday he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, citing the economic damage. MacKinnon told a press ...

Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's two biggest ports, Vancouver and Montreal, citing economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners.

Canada’s Labor Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end lockouts at the country’s two biggest ports after the negotiations reached an impasse.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will brief media at 10 am Eastern Time (1500 GMT) on Tuesday about the status of disputes at the major ports of Vancouver and Montreal, his office said in a statement. A spokesman for MacKinnon declined to give more details.