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Trudeau defiant on contentious tax changes despite pressure from all sides

The prime minister continues to endorse the proposed tax reforms, even as doctors, farmers, small business owners, the Conservative opposition and even some backbench Liberal MPs push back


Ballard creates inexpensive catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells with Japanese partner

The Vancouver company has designed a catalyst for its fuel cells that relies on carbon alloy instead of costly platinum. The breakthrough could slash production costs for fuel cells


U.S. looks to insert five-year kill clause into new NAFTA agreement

The "sunset clause" would terminate the trade deal automatically after five years, unless all parties agree to extend it. Canadian and Mexican officials quickly dismissed the proposal, calling it a bad idea for all three countries


Electrovaya lands $4.3M lithium-ion battery order from Walmart Canada

The retailer will use the Toronto-based company's batteries to power forklifts in one of its sprawling distribution warehouses
 
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Health Canada announces total ban on partially hydrogenated oils in food industry

Partially hydrogenated oils, which produce harmful trans fats, are used in the production of pastries, other baked goods and some packaged goods as a means of extending shelf life. By Sept. 15, 2018 it will be illegal to sell any food containing the oils » read more
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Self-driving boats: The next tech transportation race

Engineers in the U.S., Netherlands, Scandinavia and East Asia are racing to build fully autonomous ships. There are technological and regulatory hurdles ahead, but developers are chugging along at full steam » read more
 
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Tesla to quadruple size of Canadian Supercharger network, electrify Trans-Canada

The electric car maker plans to install new chargers coast to coast, bolstering its Canadian charging network as the mass-market Model 3 rolls out » read more

Researchers look to revive 3,500-year-old technology to take on energy storage

MIT scientists are aiming to give a millennia-old ceramic invention a few modern tweaks and put it to work storing energy from clean power projects » read more