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UPDATE: Steel and aluminum tariffs are lifted
To be removed within two days, Canada to drop all of retaliatory measures and legal actions at the WTO. →
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Scheer promises coast to coast energy corridor as he outlines economic vows
Will ensure Canada no longer needs foreign oil – and be ``fuelled exclusively by Canadians by 2030.'' →
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Canada-US breakthrough on cheap foreign steel could end tariffs
US moving off quotas, officials are encouraged but any deal must still get by Trump. →
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Southern Alberta city pulls plug on $13M solar power project
Small and unreliable contribution to the community's power needs didn't justify the cost. →
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China formally arrests 2 Canadians in case linked to Huawei
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the pair have been arrested for allegedly stealing state secrets. →
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Manufacturing sales up 2.1% in March: Statistics Canada
Sales were up in 12 of 21 industries, representing 56.4% of the sector. →
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Federal oil tanker ban bill defeated in Senate, but legislation not dead
Bill would put into a law a voluntary moratorium on tanker traffic off BC's north coast. →
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US, China trade conflict was 20 years in the making
Eleven rounds of negotiations have failed to settle a dispute over Beijing's push to challenge US technological dominance. →
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Trump issues order apparently aimed at China’s Huawei
Declares a national economic emergency that empowers the US government to ban the technology and services of "foreign adversaries." →
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Self driving vehicle pulled over by curious police officer
In Providence, Rhode Island, an officer pulled over the odd-looking autonomous vehicle because he had never seen one before. →
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Federal oil tanker ban bill defeated in Senate, but legislation not dead [UPDATED]
Bill C-48 has enraged many backers of the Canadian oil industry. →
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