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July 22, 2019
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Ford to cut 200 jobs at Oakville, Ont. auto assembly plant on slowing sales

A "long-standing practice" of matching production with consumer demand points Ford in the direction of job cuts


Alberta judge denies B.C.’s bid to block ‘Turn Off the Taps’ bill

Queen's Bench Justice Robert Hall said that B.C. doesn't have the right to take Alberta to court in Alberta over legislation passed by the Alberta legislature


SNC-Lavalin shakes up business, expects significantly lower results in 2019

Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin exits lump-sum turnkey contracting with a view to reorganize business lines. Q2 2019 financial results are lower than anticipated


Equifax to pay up to US$700M in data breach settlement

The 2017 data breach was one of the largest ever to threaten the private information
 
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Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing

Project Artemis, as it's called after the twin sister of Greek mythology's Apollo, aims for a landing on the moon's south pole » read more
 
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Bystander training a tool to prevent sexual harassment, violence

Used for years at universities and colleges to prevent sexual assault, now gaining traction in Canadian workplaces. » read more

West Fraser says worst of its BC mill cuts done after wave of curtailments

Responding to limited log supplies and a plunge in lumber prices from record highs last year. » read more