Truck driver shortage amplifying supply chain pressures
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Truck driver shortage amplifying supply chain pressures
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Prime Minister Carney announces major defence investments coming to the Maritimes
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Truck driver shortage amplifying supply chain pressures
Description
October 20, 2021
There are about 20,000 vacant truck driver positions this year, but that number could double by 2023, according to Trucking HR Canada and the Canadian Trucking Alliance. The shortage is one of the contributing factors amplifying supply chain pressures, and some say that will only get worse as the holiday season looms. Callum Smith reports.
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Nova Scotia man works to help friend in Lebanon escape from conflict02:18 | April 17, 2026 -
Several newcomers to Canada gain citizenship at Halifax ceremony02:03 | April 17, 2026 -
Nova Scotia provides local apple growers equipment to expand production01:34 | April 16, 2026 -
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Carney signs deal in Nova Scotia to cut red tape, fast-track green energy projects01:53 | March 27, 2026 -
Carney addresses prospect of an Alberta separatism referendum in 202601:26 | March 27, 2026 -
Carney announces $3B investment in East Coast military bases after Canada hits NATO target01:57 | March 26, 2026 -
Prime Minister Carney announces major defence investments coming to the Maritimes02:01 | March 26, 2026 -
Halifax community working to uncover origins of mysterious 126-year-old bell02:09 | March 25, 2026 -
Global News at 6 Halifax: March 2511:56 | March 25, 2026
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Truck driver shortage amplifying supply chain pressures01:50 | October 20, 2021
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1912:14 | April 19, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1912:14 | April 19, 2026
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Nova Scotia judge rules provincewide ban on entering forests ‘unreasonable’01:02 | April 19, 2026
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Global News at 6 Maritimes: April 1810:56 | April 18, 2026
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Mentorship in Medicine program stitches together future doctors02:15 | April 18, 2026
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Nova Scotia man works to help friend in Lebanon escape from conflict02:18 | April 17, 2026
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Several newcomers to Canada gain citizenship at Halifax ceremony02:03 | April 17, 2026
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Nova Scotia provides local apple growers equipment to expand production01:34 | April 16, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: April 1510:38 | April 15, 2026
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Military police charge two members related to fatal capsizing in Halifax harbour01:56 | April 15, 2026
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Sex assault case of N.S. missing kids’ stepfather adjourned to review new evidence02:01 | March 30, 2026
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Carney signs deal in Nova Scotia to cut red tape, fast-track green energy projects01:53 | March 27, 2026
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Carney addresses prospect of an Alberta separatism referendum in 202601:26 | March 27, 2026
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Carney announces $3B investment in East Coast military bases after Canada hits NATO target01:57 | March 26, 2026
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Prime Minister Carney announces major defence investments coming to the Maritimes02:01 | March 26, 2026
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Global News at 6 Halifax: March 2511:56 | March 25, 2026
Truck driver shortage amplifying supply chain pressures
Description
October 20, 2021
There are about 20,000 vacant truck driver positions this year, but that number could double by 2023, according to Trucking HR Canada and the Canadian Trucking Alliance. The shortage is one of the contributing factors amplifying supply chain pressures, and some say that will only get worse as the holiday season looms. Callum Smith reports.
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