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February 7, 2019
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Freeland travels to Washington to talk tariffs, trade and terrorism

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister was set to advance talks on ratifying the new USMCA and lifting U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum


Northern Pulp mill formally registers controversial effluent treatment project

Today's move kicks off the 30-day public comment period for the controversial project


Globe: PMO pressured justice minister to help SNC Lavalin avoid prosecution

The Quebec engineering and construction company allegedly paid millions of dollars in bribes to get government business in Libya


EU chief ponders ‘special place in hell’ for some Brexiters

With concerns about a potentially chaotic Brexit, the European Council President appeared pessimistic about revisiting a rejected Brexit deal
 
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Outlook 2019 study shows Canadian manufacturers expect business to be good, but confidence wanes [PLANT]

U.S. protectionism is flagged among top risks. Download the report » Learn More

Canada in 4th position on cleantech – Global Cleantech 100 list revealed [UPDATED]

There's opportunity for Canadian business in clean technology to grow and capture a large share of global markets » Learn More

Preventing VFD-induced bearing damage in electric motors

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Diplomats file $28M suit against Canada over injuries suffered in Cuba

Speculation has focused on some kind of acoustic or microwave assault, unknown contaminants and even chirping crickets » read more
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AAA: Cold weather can cut electric car range over 40 per cent

Many owners discovered the range limitations last week when much of North America was in the grips of a polar vortex » read more
 
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Blocked Siemens and Alstom merger a win for Bombardier: analysts [UPDATED]

Deal could reduce competition in the signaling and high-speed train markets. » read more

Trump urges Congress to OK USMCA during state of the union speech

Democrats have expressed misgivings citing a lack of enforcement tools for labour and environmental protection provisions. » read more

Modernize your payments: More efficient means lower operations costs

Key factors: real-time delivery of low-value payments and a data-messaging standard. » read more