Canada Goods-Trade Surplus Widens to C$4.2 Billion in August

By Robb M. StewartOTTAWA--Canada's merchandise-trade surplus with the rest of the world widened sharply in August as shipments to the U.S. jumped ahead of fresh tariffs late in the month.The country posted a goods-trade surplus of 4.2 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of about US$2.94 billio…