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March 22, 2019
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Air Canada, WestJet purchased safety option reportedly missing on crashed planes

Optional safety features on the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft help pilots detect any erroneous readings from two sensors that determine the position of the plane's nose relative to oncoming air


GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism

The company said Friday it will spend US$300 million in Orion Township, Michigan, to build a Chevrolet vehicle based on the battery-powered Bolt


Humans are causing climate change, but those who disagree welcome in UCP: Kenney

"There's a spectrum of views about this. This is not a party with some kind of rigid, ideological orthodoxy that everybody has to sign up to," the Alberta conservative said


EU shows united front on Brexit, loss of confidence in May

Brexit is extended until May 22, if May can persuade the British parliament to endorse the deal. Failing that, the PM would have until April 12 to choose a new path
 
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Federal budget: Most government programs fail, but there are strategies for success

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Last grants coming for endangered Route 66 program

Decommissioned as a U.S. highway in 1985, Route 66 went through eight states, connecting tourists with friendly diners and motor lodges in small towns » read more
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B.C. researcher says device mimics parent’s touch to help babies cope with pain

The robotic Calmer device, which replaces a mattress inside an incubator, has a platform that rises up and down to mimic breathing, and a heartbeat sound is audible through a microphone outside the device » read more
 
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Pot sector players welcome edibles tax change, but unhappy medical tax remains

For the next generation of cannabis products, such as edibles, Ottawa has proposed an excise duty of one cent per milligram of total THC. » read more

GOP senators defend McCain as Trump goes on attack again

Trump launched a lengthy rant in which he claimed without citing evidence that McCain had pushed for a war and failed America's veterans. » read more