Canada
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Canada among G20 countries least likely to hit emissions targets
Climate Transparency report says Canada, South Korea and Australia are the farthest from meeting targets to cut emissions.
‘Sky didn’t fall:’ Police, lawyers still adjusting after pot legalization
Organized crime’s market share and youth consumption have not yet fallen, and tools to detect stoned drivers are still lacking.
Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 0.8% in August
Economists on average had expected a gain of 0.6%.
Gas association warns switch to electricity could raise costs by $1.4T
Growing electricity’s contribution to Canada’s energy mix from its current 19% to about 60% will require an expansion from 141 gigawatts today to between 278 and 422 GW of renewable wind, solar and storage capacity by 2050.
Canada’s top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
In 2017, those in the top 1% saw average income growth that year of 8.5% to $477,700.
Conservation groups want U.S. to pressure Canada to protect right whales
Eight have died in Canadian waters this summer out of a population numbering only about 400 animals.
Saudi Arabian attacks linked to higher oil prices, spark energy stock rally
A weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.
Canada pushes Amazon protections in free trade talks with Brazil
Carr says talks with Mercosur group will continue “because we are committed to diversifying our trading partners.”
Pence steps up pressure on Congress for USMCA trade deal
The vice-president linked the future prosperity of the US energy sector to approval this year of the agreement.
International shipping under the microscope as whale death toll grows
Examinations of five of the carcasses showed three of them had injuries consistent with ship strikes.
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Ascent of Boris heralds stormy economic, political seas for Canada
More disruption with two of its top allies with unpredictably populist men who appear fond of each other.
Cambodia says plastic waste shipments came from US, Canada
Any company found to be involved in bringing in the waste will be fined and waste will be returned to countries of origin.
Legal pot price as much as 80% more than illicit: StatCan
Share of StatsCannabis respondents purchasing pot illegally rose to 59% during the quarter, up from 55% in the first quarter.
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Canadian manufacturers exercising extreme caution in adopting technology
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Looking for proof they work and will provide a return on investment. While it’s universally agreed that changes ushered in by Industry 4.0 initiatives will be beneficial to the manufacturing sector, for a variety…
Naive’ of Canada to believe Trump pushed Xi on Kovrig, Spavor: China
Sino-Canadian relations have plunged to a new low.
