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Firms know little about trade deals as Canada pushes to diversify: federal survey
CETA who? Small- and medium-sized exporters have a low awareness of free-trade agreements. The exception is NAFTA →
Giant Hawaii telescope to focus on big unknowns of universe
Activists have fought the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope, a $1.4 billion project that is a decade away from being built →Canada added 30,400 jobs in June: ADP report
The report measures the change in total nonfarm payroll employment each month. Manufacturing registered no change→Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for B.C. refinery as gas prices soar
An economist said that there have been several business cases circulating for additional refineries in the province, but were not based on meeting local demand →$79M for buses in B.C. as part of federal, provincial, municipal investment: PM
The federal and provincial governments have each contributed $31 million for the new buses while municipalities are pitching in $16 million→Andrew Scheer’s pledge to review new Food Guide challenged by health community
The Conservative leader's remarks are viewed as currying political favour from members of the dairy industry→Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU Canada trade pact as summit wraps up
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, along with Green Leader Elizabeth May and five other Canadian and Quebec politicians take issue with the CETA arrangements→$47M settlement reached in deadly St. Louis boiler explosion
The nearly 900-kilogram tank exploded inside the Loy-Lange plant, flew into nearby Faultless Healthcare Linen, killing four people→Business Intelligence
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Understanding sale leasebacks
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Canadian manufacturers exercising extreme caution in adopting technology
Canadian manufacturers trust and follow Canadian examples – which are scarce. It causes Canada to lag behind Europe and the U.S.→
Inside an Ontario manufacturer’s energy storage project
By shifting electric load to a battery storage system during peak demand periods, the facility reduces its annual GA rates and its energy costs by 20%→
Critics and industry clash over accuracy of Alberta well cleanup cost estimates
An Alberta coalition says oil and gas producers are lowballing the cost to clean up their wellsites. On the flip side, are they overstating the numbers? →Cardinal Energy cleaning up after 320,000 litres of oil and produced water spills
The Alberta Energy Regulator says 320,000 litres of the substances leaked after a problem with pump equipment →Younger voters mobilizing to make federal election about climate change
The group, Our Time, is working to mobilize voters under age 35 to demand solid climate-change plans from all parties →
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