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Oct 16, 2019
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Alberta joining class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

The BC government filed the proposed class-action suit a year ago, alleging drug manufacturers falsely marketed opioids as less addictive than other pain drugs


Trudeau, Singh jockey for ‘progressive’ votes while Scheer fights in Quebec

While the party leaders fight for support ahead of the Oct. 21 election, Elections Canada said 4.7 million Canadians voted early, a 29% increase from the 2015 campaign


Alberta government won’t seek meeting with teen enviro activist Greta Thunberg

Thunberg has been meeting leaders, demanding governments take action to address climate change and its resulting catastrophic weather events


China’s Huawei reports sales gain despite U.S. sanctions

The tech giant reported a double-digit gain in sales. Smartphone shipments rose 26% in the first nine months of 2019 over a year earlier, to 185 million units
 
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Call for applications: Artificial Intelligence and Industry 4.0 R&D

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service published a call for applications to manufacturers interested in developing AI and Industry 4.0 » Read more
 
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‘Mr. Delay, Mr. Deny’ and Canada’s precarious climate change future

Both Scheer and Trudeau have much to improve upon when it comes to climate policy; the Liberal government, in particular, is mired in deepening contradictions on environmental matters » read more
 
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Elizabeth Warren, who in March proposed breaking up big tech companies, began running a text ad on Facebook to take aim at Zuckerberg. » read more