Manufacturing
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IAEA concludes Canada prepared to respond to nuclear emergency
An 11-person International Atomic Energy Agency team visited various sites in Ontario and New Brunswick
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Feds, Quebec investing $4.8M to connect rural road stop to power grid
The road stop is the only one on the northern James Bay Road, which is 620 kilometres long; the site is currently powered by diesel generators
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Freeland agrees to NDP trade pitch in return for USMCA support: letter
The Deputy PM says the government will provide the House of Commons with an economic-impact assessment at the same time the legislation to ratify the trade deal is tabled
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New Caisse CEO says Alstom making rare commitments in Bombardier takeover offer [UPDATED]
The French manufacturer has committed to establish its North American headquarters that will supervise 13,000 employees in Montreal in the first year after concluding its deal to buy Bombardier’s railway division
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Gildan reports Q4 profit and sales down, but raises quarterly dividend
The clothing manufacturer says it earned US$32.5 million for the quarter ended Dec. 29
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CUTRIC partners with post-secondary institutions on electric bus research
The Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium has supported the electrification of routes in Vancouver, Brampton, Ont., and Toronto’s York Region
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Secret, underground cigarette factory in Spain busted
Spanish police and Europol said 20 people from Britain, Ukraine and Lithuania were arrested
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Baloney Meter: Rail blockades and government authority over the police
The Conservative claim that the minister of public safety has the ultimate authority over Canada’s national police force is declared a lot of baloney
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Shelved Suncor thermal oil sands project wins Alberta approval
The project would use steam to produce bitumen from wells, can now apply for environmental and local development permits
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Inflation rises again, hitting 2.4% in January: StatCan
Data released Feb. 19 by the national statistics office only slightly dents the odds of the Bank of Canada cutting its key interest rate this year, say experts
