SNC Lavalin pressure cooker

February 8, 2019

News

Opposition parties push for emergency meeting on SNC Lavalin case

The Globe and Mail alleged that PMO aides relied on Wilson-Raybould to spur a "remediation agreement" with SNC-Lavalin » read more

Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

The proposal calls for a dramatic restructuring of the U.S. economy to one fueled by clean energy, along with addressing health care, labour, education and housing » read more

Governor says Washington will try to influence Trans Mountain ‘every way’ it can

Jay Inslee made the comments at a joint news conference in Seattle on Thursday with B.C. Premier John Horgan » read more

Unifor workers in Whitby walk off job in campaign to save GM Oshawa plant

Employees at the Lear Corp. operation, which supplies seats to the GM Oshawa plant, started demonstrating early Friday morning » read more

Headlines

Canada adds 66,800 net new jobs in January, but unemployment rate ticks higher

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Amazon’s Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics

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Automakers recall 1.7 million cars with fatal airbags

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‘A major challenge’: Railway in B.C. derailment details harsh weather challenges

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Ottawa awards design contract for $60B warship fleet to Lockheed Martin

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Alberta contributes $3.3M for huge solar farm in remote Fort Chipewyan

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B.C. starts new reconciliation process with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

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British, Irish leaders to meet amid Brexit tensions

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Business Intelligence

Outlook 2019 study shows Canadian manufacturers expect business to be good, but confidence wanes [PLANT]

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

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Editor’s Picks

Is Canada getting wise to AI commercialization, or churning out more research?

One expert says universities sign agreements that effectively hand over the fruits of AI research to their tech company partners, turning innovation hubs into branch plants for foreign corporations » read more

Not much Elections Canada can do about fake news spread about candidates

Lies spread through social media can't be regulated by the organization » read more

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Canada adds 66,800 net new jobs in January, but unemployment rate ticks higher

Amazon’s Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to publish revealing pics

Automakers recall 1.7 million cars with fatal airbags

‘A major challenge’: Railway in B.C. derailment details harsh weather challenges

Ottawa awards design contract for $60B warship fleet to Lockheed Martin

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Digital transformation is achievable for all manufacturers

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