Manufacturing
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Voluntary evacuation order lifted for Texas coastal city
A pair of chemical plant explosions last week caused air quality concerns
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Biden’s campaign for U.S. president uses Trudeau in anti-Trump ad
“The world sees Trump for what he is,” Biden says in the ad. “Insincere, ill-informed, corrupt, dangerously incompetent, and incapable, in my view, of world leadership”
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Liberal MP Anthony Rota upsets Regan to become Speaker in minority Parliament
The decision to try and unseat Geoff Regan as a show of strength was made at the Conservative caucus meeting earlier this week
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Liberal throne speech pledges to work with opposition parties, welcome their ideas
The speech offered few details of Trudeau’s agenda for his second mandate, beyond reiterating Liberal campaign promises
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GM, Korea’s LG Chem in venture to build factory in Ohio
The joint venture will build an electric vehicle battery cell factory and will work together to bring down the cost for future GM electric vehicles
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Bombardier to build flagship jetliner in new $350M plant at Pearson airport
The high-tech, $350-million plant would take over final assembly of Bombardier’s Global business jet series
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Wilkinson says carbon price hikes won’t be decided until 2022
His forthcoming plan will lean heavily on developing clean technology to reduce the emissions from oil and gas production, and manufacturing industries
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Liberals to emphasize common ground in throne speech as Parliament resumes
The speech is to give only a rough sketch of the priorities that will drive the government. Trudeau is expected to issue marching orders starting Friday
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Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane says Canadian economy resilient
Inflation in Canada remains on target and a strong job market points to sources of growth
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Saskatchewan government asks Ottawa for more control over immigration
Premier Scott Moe says he wants to have control in the areas of class categories and skills
