Infrastructure
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SNC Lavalin wins emissions treatment contract
The engineering mega company’s fertilizer division will provide the process design, basic and detailed engineering services
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U.S. private companies added 212k jobs in February
Hiring streak continues for 13 consecutive months
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BC Premier Clark reverses no-union policy at $8.8B ‘Site C’ dam
Critics say BC Hydro’s plan to ban union organizing at the mega project would have amounted to “chaos.”
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Slowing Canadian economy still beat expectations
Stonger than expected growth could sway the Bank of Canada from cutting its key interest rate
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Japan-U.S. trade deal could be done by spring
The U.S. and Japan must set a deal before the multi-country Trans-Pacific Partnership can be finalized
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Rogers security breach compromises some business clients’ data
The hacker was able to get access to data from clients’ business agreements
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EDC backs Bombardier deal for 240 trains
EDC has provided South Africa’s national rail operator with a US$450-million loan to finance a major purchase of rail equipment from Bombardier
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Canadian universities working to get more girls into the sciences
A report from Engineers Canada shows just 18.3 per cent of undergraduate engineering degrees were awarded to women across the country in 2013
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Halliburton to shutter Regina, Sask. branch
Resource services company says the suspension of operations will continue “until Canadian commodity prices recover”
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Steel firm Canam says lower loonie, oil prices reducing foreign competition
The Quebec-based company’s profits surged 28 per cent to $13.8 million on record sales
