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Canadian group to repatriate Canadarm company in $1 billion deal with Maxar
TORONTO – The company that built the robotic Canadarm for the U.S. Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs is returning to Canadian ownership in a $1-billion deal announced Monday. A consortium led by Toronto-based Northern Private Capital with financial…
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Bombardier selling Mexican wiring operation to French manufacturer Latecoere
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. has agreed to sell a Mexican operation that makes electrical wiring systems for its planes to Latecoere, a French company that supplies many of the world’s major aircraft manufacturers. The companies say Latecoere will pay US$50…
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Federal consumer carbon tax, with rebate program, comes to Alberta
CALGARY – The federal consumer carbon tax is returning to Alberta with the new year, complete with a rebate program that Ottawa says will leave most families better off. Starting Wednesday, a litre of gas is expected to cost about…
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‘Doomsday’ scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say
OTTAWA – Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce. In work done last year, federal experts found the likelihood of…
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SKF Hosts STLE Toronto Workshop
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Toronto Section recently held a workshop which looked at reducing tribological loses and failures. The workshop took place at SKF Canada Limited offices in Toronto. Invited speakers covered a broad base of…
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Utility turned disaster into road map for climate change
(AP) NEW YORK – As global temperatures creep higher and the risk of deadly wildfires grows, utilities in the West are struggling to respond to the threat. San Diego Gas & Electric was ahead of the curve when it began…
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San Diego Chicago flight diverts after apparent engine fire
(AP) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A plane heading from San Diego to Chicago made an emergency landing in Albuquerque on Monday after an engine appeared to shoot out sparks and flames. United Airlines Flight 366 touched down safely at Albuquerque International…
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Ottawa won’t assess N.S. mill’s pipeline proposal, leaving it up to the province
HALIFAX – The future of a Nova Scotia pulp mill now rests solely in the hands of the provincial government, after Ottawa announced it would not conduct its own review of the company’s contentious proposal to pipe millions of litres…
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Boeing to halt production of 737 Max airliner in January
(AP) – CHICAGO – Boeing Co. said Monday that it will temporarily stop producing its grounded 737 Max jet starting in January as it struggles to get approval from regulators to put the plane back in the air. The Chicago-based…
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Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Opposition parties’ public fretting over aspects of the newly revised North American free-trade deal – a pact tweaked this week to win American lawmakers’ support – suggests the agreement’s path to ratification might not be smooth. The Liberal…
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Canadian auto employment up one per cent as of third quarter, says analyst
TORONTO – An automotive industry analyst says that despite reported doom and gloom about the sector, average employment in the industry at the end of the third quarter was up one per cent compared with a year ago. DesRosiers Automotive…
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Tax advantage was better in Canada even after Trump cuts, Finance document says
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau was told months before he gave a federal helping hand to the country’s businesses that companies operating in Canada faced a better tax environment than in the United States _ even after the Trump…
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Unifor announces boycott campaign against Co op in refinery labour dispute
REGINA – The union that represents hundreds of locked-out workers at a Regina refinery is calling for a nation-wide boycott of the facility’s owner, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Unifor announced Sunday that it would be launching a national boycott campaign with…
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Feds charge Volkswagen with violating environment law for faking emissions tests
OTTAWA – German auto giant Volkswagen appears ready to strike a plea deal with Canada after being charged Monday for allegedly importing cars into this country that company executives knew violated emissions standards. Environment and Climate Change Canada announced the…
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Officials: 6 of Alaska’s 11 ferries will be out of service
(AP) JUNEAU, Alaska – More than half of Alaska’s ferries will be out of service amid a lack of funds to repair the vessels, transportation officials said. The state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced this week that the…
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SkyTrain union says three day shutdown will begin on Tuesday at 5 a.m.
VANCOUVER – The union representing 900 SkyTrain workers says a three-day system shutdown is planned starting Tuesday morning unless a deal is reached with the BC Rapid Transit Company. CUPE 7000 issued a 72-hour strike notice on Friday after four…
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Coast guard begins work to secure derelict ship that risks polluting N.S. river
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – The Canadian Coast Guard has started work to secure a derelict navy vessel that poses an environmental risk to Nova Scotia’s LaHave River. The agency said in a briefing today that a federal environmental team arrived at…
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Bombardier to Build Global Manufacturing Centre in Mississauga
Bombardier has signed a long-term lease agreement with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to build a new one-million square-foot Global Manufacturing Centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga. “We are thrilled to welcome Bombardier to Mississauga. Bombardier could…
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TMMC Partners with University of Waterloo
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has partnered with the University of Waterloo, by investing $2.1 million, to help advance engineering education. “Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has a long history with the University of Waterloo, and we look forward to extending…
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Trudeau government does spadework on minerals crucial to future economy
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is digging for intelligence on the role Canada’s mining sector could play in providing the United States and other key trading partners with crucial minerals and metals – from cobalt to tellurium – considered building…
