Infrastructure
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Sask. premier Wall halts plan for corporate tax cut
The provincial budget planned for a phased-in corporate tax cut from 12 per cent to 11 per cent by July 1, 2019, but the premier said the cut is no longer necessary to stay competitive
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‘The U.S. is not a dictatorship’ Veteran MP says it’s time for Congress to do its job on NAFTA
Bob Nault, who heads the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, says Trump and his administration should “let the negotiators do their job, and do it quickly with a very firm understanding of what the direction is”
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U.S. negotiators admit to not having analyzed impact of killing NAFTA
After weeks of contentious talks, poison pills and suggestions the U.S. is trying to sabotage NAFTA talks, we now discover Washington hasn’t even bothered to find out what could happen if the trade deal dies on the negotiating table
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Crews start work on $22M Detroit-Windsor Tunnel renovation project
The mile-long tunnel originally opened in 1930 and runs about 75 feet below the Detroit River
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Examining Bill Morneau’s tax-reform tweaks
Ottawa announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals that has drawn the ire of small business owners and farmers across the country. Here’s a look at what’s changed
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If NAFTA dies, old Canada-U.S. free trade deal would live on… right? Not so fast
Expecting the suspended 1987 accord to immediately snap back into place is “naive” one expert said. The political climate in Washington and unprecedented procedural questions could derail attempts to reinstate the agreement
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Canadian exports set for significant growth, despite trade disputes, says EDC
The overall strength of both the U.S. and global economies are the key drivers for Canadian exports, and Export Development Canada says the current synchronized global upturn is “pretty much as good as it gets”
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Technology is outpacing business, education and government, says Deloitte
A report by Deloitte and the Human Resources Professionals Association, calls upon policy-makers and business leaders to prepare Canadians for the disruption technology is causing to the economy
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Ontario First Nation testing drone delivery, looks to create jobs, slash shipping costs
Depending on the season, the island community currently uses barges and ice roads to ship in goods, but must fill gaps with pricey helicopters
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Two CN trains derailed by powerful gusts as windstorms strike Prairies
67 rail cars were pushed off the tracks by 120 kilometre per hour winds outside Huxley, Alta; another 13 derailed on a separate train near Wainwright, Alta.