Infrastructure
-
Ottawa to reduce small business tax rate to 9 per cent
The addition of a tax cut to the federal Liberal government’s small business tax reform plan appears to be the political equivalent of a spoonful of sugar to quell an angry backlash to proposed tax reform
-
Trump’s ‘break it now, fix it later’ tactic creating chaos at NAFTA talks
Officials from other countries say the “sheepish” body language of U.S. negotiators, who have tabled demands beyond the realm of what’s palatable to the other parties, speaks volumes as to how they perceive Trump’s chaos-inducing tactics
-
Husky Energy to restart pipeline after damaging 2016 oil spill
Husky has accepted full responsibility for a July 2016 pipeline leak near Maidstone, Sask. The oil flowed hundreds of kilometres downstream and forced three cities to shut off their water intakes for almost two months
-
U.S. drops bombshell ‘sunset clause’ in NAFTA talks, and vows more
America’s so-called NAFTA partners are baffled by the new demands and are trying to figure if this hardline approach signals a U.S desire to poison the talks, let them collapse and simply do away with NAFTA
-
Trudeau acknowledges NAFTA gloom, says he’s ready for anything
The Prime Minister admitted that talks have been challenging while Mexico’s foreign relations secretary said his country would not sign a bad deal, adding that leaving the treaty “would not be the end of the world”
-
Oil giant Shell makes electric vehicle play, scoops up charging firm
The company plans to buy NewMotion, an EV charging company with 30,000 charge points across Europe
-
Interprovincial hydro ties will come, even as other renewables see price drops
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said building a more integrated Canadian electricity grid will become a priority as Canada moves away from fossil fuels
-
Former PM Stephen Harper breaks silence on NAFTA, and it’s not pretty
The former Conservative leader, who’s an ardent free trader, said powerful anti-trade forces that extend beyond Trump’s presidency are at play in American society and aren’t going away any time soon
-
B.C. researcher develops anti-earthquake spray
The new material will be used in the next few weeks to retrofit a Vancouver elementary school. Researchers say they hope to expand the application to other buildings around the province
-
Federal ‘supercluster’ program narrowed down to nine candidates
Justin Trudeau puts a lot of stock in Canada’s ability to innovate, something his supercluster research program will depend on. Five of these initiatives will be selected to receive a portion of the initial $950 millions investment. Here is a look at shortlist