Will Mazgay
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Many Ontario workers exposed to cancer-causing hazards: report
According to a report by Cancer Care Ontario and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, asbestos, diesel engine exhaust and silica are putting Ontario workers at risk from various cancers
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New Flyer wins 140-bus order from Baltimore
The clean diesel buses will be deployed on the Maryland Transit Administration’s BaltimoreLink starting in 2018, supporting routes that move more than 7 million people per month
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Quebec firm aims to advance biofuel use in aviation with Florida research partnership
Gatineau’s Agrisoma Biosciences is expanding its partnership with the University of Florida to advance production of carinata, an oilseed that can be used as jet fuel. Canadian airlines have expressed interest in bio jet fuel
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Class-action suit against gas price fixing in Quebec denied access to evidence
Claimants were denied access to Competition Bureau evidence by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the Crown has immunity in cases where it is neither suing or being sued
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Canadian electric car maker inks manufacturing deal with Chinese firm
Motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen Industrial Group has agreed to produce 75,000 of Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica’s SOLO electric vehicles. The Canadian company says it has over 20,000 orders for its cars
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Bombardier’s bad week ends with expectation of more tariffs and a WTO probe into CSeries
Embattled Bombardier announced a big plane deal, but says it’s prepared for another “absurd” anti-dumping tariff while the WTO launched a panel to review Brazil’s complaints of CSeries subsidies
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Canada not as economically free as it used to be, says Fraser Institute
According to the latest edition of an annual report by the right leaning think tank, Canada is tied with the U.S. as the world’s 11th most economically free nation. We were ranked 5th last year
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Ottawa should adopt a proportional tax rate of 10.5% to stay competitive, says MEI
The Montreal Economic Institute is proposing the Trudeau government change course, slashing corporate tax rates to maintain a competitive edge against Trump’s proposed cuts south of the border
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Canadian SME employees lack confidence in firm cybersecurity
46 per cent of Canadian employees polled by cybersecurity firm ESET believe their businesses are at risk, but, puzzlingly, a majority of the same respondents said they spend enough time and money to protect company data
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For second straight quarter, no premier has backing of half their province
According to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute, BC New Democrat Premier John Horgan is sitting pretty with a 48 per cent approval rating, while Kathleen Wynne rounds out the bottom with a meagre 17 per cent approval
