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Fast food players take tentative steps towards sustainable packaging
Canada is set to ban single-use plastics by 2021.
Trade, China sure to surface as Trudeau meets Trump, congressional leaders
Mending fences with Trump could really help the Canadian PM.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to shuffle cabinet
The shuffle comes as Ford is falling in the polls.
5 hospitalized after cleaning product spill at Tyson plant
Roughly 1,200 employees work at the poultry plant in Arkansas.
Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Indigenous groups, environmental organizations and cities are ready for a fight.
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A cure for carbon: Putting CO2 to work in concrete manufacturing
CarbonCure’s mission is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from concrete manufacturing.
San Mateo County orders 55 New Flyer clean diesel buses
They’ll replace heavy-duty vehicles that have been on the road since 2002.
Alberta government looking to speed up job accreditation for foreign workers
Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia already have similar laws.
Fontaine Santé buys US division of Campbell’s Garden Fresh Gourmet
Expands reach into the US market for both food companies.
Shopify to open U.S. fulfilment centres as part of expanded offerings
Firm plans to spend over $1 billion on network.
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion plus users
Digital currency, called Libra, scheduled to launch in the next six to 12 months.
Boeing eyes more 737 Max sales after post crash drought
Says it’s in negotiations with several customers interested in buying the jet.
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TMMC recognized as a top auto plant in the world
Automaker wins J.D. Power 2019 platinum and bronze plant quality awards.
GM seeks to avoid Takata recalls for fourth straight year
Would have to repair more than 6 million trucks and SUVs at a cost of US$1.2 billion.
China rejects threats, tariffs as way to resolve trade war
Trump and Xi are due to meet at a summit of the Group of 20, but it’s unclear when negotiating teams will resume talks.
