Infrastructure
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Trudeau flies to Washington, Mexico City amid turbulence in NAFTA talks
The prime minister will meet with both his U.S. and Mexican counterparts. With trade talks deepening, one strategist says Trudeau’s goal should be to learn Trump’s intentions
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Execs at failing firm Atcon spent big on luxuries while seeking public funding: report
New Brunswick’s auditor general says up to $70 million was loaned to failing construction and manufacturing company Atcon while its executives bought vacation properties and leased a corporate jet
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Canadian lawsuit against guardrail maker continues, despite U.S. court ruling
The suit claims Dallas-based Trinity Industries made unauthorized changes to its highway guardrails and failed to warn of “serious failures”
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OEB orders Hydro One to cut $30M from budget amid outcry about exec pay
Ontario ratepayers shouldn’t be bankrolling “unreasonably high” pay packages for senior staff, the electricity regulator said
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Japan utility blamed for Fukushima gets green light to restart reactors
The country’s nuclear watchdog has approved TEPCO’s plan to restart two reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. Critics slammed the decision despite stricter safety standards
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Canada well positioned to decarbonize, as Alberta, Saskatchewan begin shift
Despite Sask. Premier Brad Wall’s bluster about the federal carbon tax, it and other coal-reliant provinces have committed to clean up their grids: CanWEA
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Environment commissioner gives Ottawa failing grade on climate change prep
Rising temperatures are expected to bring increasingly devastating forest fires and more frequent floods, but Canada is nowhere near ready to protect vital infrastructure, such as roads, ports and airports, a new report says
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U.S. tech workers increasingly looking for careers in Canada: report
Job listings company Indeed says search data shows the average American clicks on Canadian job listings for roughly 12 per cent of their total search, but tech workers do so for nearly 30 per cent
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Across the political spectrum, Americans really like trading with Canada
A new report shows an overwhelmingly positive view of the commercial relationship with Canada, and that the opinion is a rare matter of partisan consensus
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Canada’s economy pauses in July, post no growth from June, StatsCan says
July is the first month of 2017 when the Canadian economy has showed no movement. Declines in goods-producing industries offset small gains in service industries