Under new measures unveiled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office on Tuesday, the Canada Border Services Agency will gain new powers to stop companies that try to dodge duties.
Kinross Gold to pay $950,000 to settle civil charges that it failed to ensure its payments in Africa were not being used to bribe government officials.
The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel and the metals most exposed to the battery boom, cobalt, lithium and nickel.