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NEB faces ‘crisis of confidence’ and should be dismantled, federal report says

A panel appointed by the Natural Resources minister to assess the National Energy Board says the regulator should be split into two agencies and provided with a "comprehensive and coherent national energy policy" to guide them


New U.S. trade czar says Trump will be remembered as all-time great president

Brushing aside the president’s latest self-inflicted controversy surrounding leaking classified information to Russia, the man who will play a pivotal role in future Canada-U.S. relations says Trump will be remember for reversing the "dangerous trajectory" of American trade


Two Norwegian firms building first all-electric, self-steering container ship

The ship will replace diesel trucks that currently shuttle thousands of containers between a fertilizer plant in Porsgrunn, Norway and two nearby ports each year


Fortis to buy B.C.’s Waneta Dam from Teck Resources for $1.2B

The Newfoundland-based utility will buy a 66 per cent stake in the 496-megawatt hydro project that currently powers the mining company’s smelting plant in Trail, B.C.
 
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Introducing CCC’s new VP of Diversification

CCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Marcotte as Vice-President, Business Diversification. Mr. Marcotte is leading CCC’s business diversification initiative to assist Canadian Companies from new and developing sectors to export internationally.

CCC is a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada mandated to assist in the development of trade between Canada and other nations. CCC’s government-to-government contracts mitigate exporting risks and provide foreign government buyers added incentive to procure goods and services available for export from Canada.

To see how CCC can help you export internationally visit www.ccc.ca
 
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Tesla starts selling solar roof; Musk says savings will cover costs

Designed to mimic the look of traditional shingles, the roof will cost tens of thousands of dollars to install, but could pay for itself through decades of electricity generation » read more

Crews connect 170-km cable linking Nova Scotia, Newfoundland power grids

The cable was designed to carry electricity from Labrador's Muskrat Falls hydro project, but work on the dam is more than two years behind schedule » read more
 
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U.K. nuclear fusion start-up switches on new compact tokamak reactor

The device is designed to produce plasma at million of degrees Celsius and ultimately, generate unlimited, emissions-free electricity » read more

Nuclear waste storage tunnel collapses in Washington state

A collapse at the Hanford nuclear waste storage facility caused a metre-deep sinkhole on the surface; the facility for decades made weapon-grade plutonium and is now the nation's largest depository of radioactive defence waste » read more