Freeland goes to Washington, again

Nov 28, 2019

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Freeland in a divided Washington for new NAFTA talks with U.S. and Mexico

Mexico is the only country to legally approve the deal, while Canada is waiting on the U.S. Congress to make its first move towards ratification » read more

EU Parliament declares climate “emergency” in symbolic move

An MEP said the move made Europe the first continent to declare a climate and environmental emergency » read more

Scheer to name parliamentary lieutenants amid Conservative party strife

Challenges to Scheer's leadership are coming from many directions » read more

Cameras in the new privacy era [SP&T News]

Leaving personal information vulnerable to attack from malicious actors, as well as taking part in unnecessarily intrusive surveillance practices, can have reputational and financial consequences » read more

HEADLINES

Furious, China summons U.S. ambassador over Hong Kong bills

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Sami Bebawi trial hears from undercover agent who dug into $10M bribe offer

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Fed survey finds U.S. economy expanding despite trade fallout

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Panasonic leaves semiconductor business with Taiwan sale

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TC Transcontinental selling paper and woven polypropylene packaging business

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Nissan invests in production to prepare for electric age

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Sobeys Inc. unveils parking lot paved with plastics

The grocer says the amount of recycled plastics used in the mixture is the equivalent of more than 6 million plastic checkout bags » Read more

McKenna dons hard hat, vows to pick up pace of infrastructure projects

The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12 years to improving roads, bridges, public transit systems and other needed infrastructure » Read more

Climate change threatens food production in countries that need it most: study

For some countries, average farm production could increase while fisheries decline » Read more

Caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term: UBC study

Much of the caribou habitat in Western Canada has already been degraded by industrial activities » Read more

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Generation Greta: Angry youths put heat on climate talks

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Burlington mayor angry after being kept in the dark about sewage spill

City of Hamilton kept a 24-billion litres wastewater spill into Chedoke Creek between 2014 and 2018 a secret from the public » read more