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May 22, 2019
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China cuts taxes to spur chip makers in face of U.S. pressure

In a bid to reduce reliance on foreign technology, China is offering software and integrated circuit companies a tax break


British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs

The company has reached out for support to wrestle with issues. Some 5,000 jobs are threatened, with another 20,000 jobs in the supply chain


Fight over metals tariffs focused Canadian industries on China: aluminum company CEO

"We will die from the overflow of Chinese aluminum,'' said Patrice L'Huillier, alluding to the fact that China accounts for more than half of world aluminum production


New UCP members sworn in as Alberta legislature poised to axe carbon tax

The tax on fossil-fuel heating and gasoline at the pumps was phased in by former NDP premier Rachel Notley's government in 2017 and has raised more than $2 billion
 
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Threat or promise? E-auto boom could cost industry jobs

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