Aerospace
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Gerald Schwartz: The man behind Onex and the WestJet deal
Schwartz is married to Heather Reisman – founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music – and the son of Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest Capital
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U.S. targets US$300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
The list of 3,805 product categories includes laptop computers, saw blades, turbine parts, and tuna
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Onex signs agreement to buy WestJet in deal valued at $5B, including debt [UPDATED]
WestJet will remain headquartered in Calgary and continue to operate as a privately held company
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Canada’s labour market surprises with biggest one month gain since 1976 [UPDATED]
The country added 106,500 net jobs in April; economists had expected a gain of 10,000 jobs for the month
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Oops! Small businesses are vulnerable to marketing mistakes
Marketing mistakes can extend to a company’s name, which can make or break the business
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Statistics Canada reports trade deficit shrank to $3.2B in March [UPDATED]
Economists had expected a deficit of $2.45 billion
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EU cuts economic forecasts over trade uncertainty
Europe’s economy depends heavily on trade and has felt the effects from slowing global commerce
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19.4% of board directors are female across all company types: StatCan [UPDATED]
More than half of all boards composed entirely of men
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Boeing didn’t tell airlines that safety alert wasn’t on
The feature was designed to warn pilots when a key sensor might be providing incorrect information about the pitch of the plane’s nose
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At least 40 dead in Russian plane’s fiery emergency landing
This is the second fatal accident involving a Sukhoi SSJ100
