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Clean energy one of Canada’s fastest growing industries
In 2017, nearly 300,000 Canadians were directly employed in the industry. →
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United CEO vows to be aboard 737 Max when its cleared to fly
Boeing says it has finished with its updates to the flight-control software implicated in the crashes. →
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Bosch fined US$100M over diesel scandal
Bosch agreed to a US$327.5 million civil settlement in the United States for supplying emissions cheating software to Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles. →
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Amazon rejects facial recognition, climate change proposals
Earlier this month, San Francisco banned the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments. →
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Bains promises privacy law reviews as digital charter released
Innovation Minister committed to a review of the federal privacy law for private-sector organizations. →
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Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
An Act to Repeal the Carbon Tax will kill Alberta's greenhouse gas levy as of May 30. →
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China has more weapons in US tariff war but do they work?
Beijing has an array of options for disrupting trade, but they carry economic and political costs. →
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China says door open to trade talks, but slams tech controls
Beijing is vehemently protesting the Trump administration's decision last week to impose controls on exports of computer chips. →
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Wholesale trade climbs 1.4% to $64.1B in March, beats expectations
Growth came as sales gained in six of the seven subsectors. →
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Feds offer $15.8B in new Coast Guard ships [UPDATED]
Will provide work to Vancouver, Halifax shipyards while opening door to Davie in Quebec. →
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US says Trump coal moves hasten but don’t increase emissions
Critics call negligible effects contention absurd given the scope of the federal coal program. →
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