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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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Representatives from 16 countries in Regina for carbon capture symposium
Mike Monea, president and CEO of the International Carbon Capture and Storage Centre, says the aim of the meeting is to find ways to deploy carbon capture technology around the world
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New Flyer wins 140-bus order from Baltimore
The clean diesel buses will be deployed on the Maryland Transit Administration’s BaltimoreLink starting in 2018, supporting routes that move more than 7 million people per month
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Ford plans US$14B cost cutting effort to woo investors
Jim Hackett, who became Ford’s CEO after Mark Fields was ousted in May, told investors he feels “a real sense of urgency” to get the company lean and flexible to help it handle the changes in the auto industry
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Quebec firm aims to advance biofuel use in aviation with Florida research partnership
Gatineau’s Agrisoma Biosciences is expanding its partnership with the University of Florida to advance production of carinata, an oilseed that can be used as jet fuel. Canadian airlines have expressed interest in bio jet fuel
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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy majority stake in Pilot Flying J truck stops
The company owns 750 truck stops across the U.S. and Canada; it’s run by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam
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FCA recalling 710,000 SUVs for reduced braking
Brake booster shields were added as part of a 2014 recall, but FCA says some weren’t installed correctly and could allow water to get inside the booster, reducing braking ability
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B.C. wine next victim on trade hit list as U.S. files WTO complaint
Canada’s closest friend and trading partner has now launched trade actions against dairy products, Bombardier aircraft and softwood lumber, and now they are going after our libations
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Model 3 buyers may be waiting a while; Tesla again misses production targets
The electric car maker has built just 260 Model 3s since July, drastically short of expectations. Tesla blamed “production bottlenecks” for the slow rollout, but analysts warned more delays could put the firm in a precarious place
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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