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Group led by Toronto's Brookfield to buy Westinghouse from Toshiba for $4.6B

Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy protection last year, threatening to drag the Japanese conglomerate down with it. Brookfield's first foray into the nuclear business will likely be an uphill battle


Trump’s plan to revive coal rejected by Republican-led agency

In an unexpected ruling, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission refuted the administration’s claims that retirements of coal-fired power plants are a threat to the reliability of the nation's electric grid


How blockchain can democratize green power

The technology that powers Bitcoin can also transform the clean power market, one University of Waterloo computing expert says


Unemployment rate tumbles to lowest mark in more than 40 years

A higher percentage of Canadians were working at the end of 2017 than at any time since at least 1976, the most recent year comparable data was available
 
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Don't touch that gas pump: Two B.C. cities soldier on with ban on self-serve

Decades-old and often criticized, the two cities say there are still good reasons to not allow drivers to top up their own tank » read more
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Chinese ban on foreign recyclables causing headaches for Canadian cities

Beijing slammed the door shut Dec. 31, greatly tightening the export market for recyclable papers and plastics » read more
 
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Bitcoin boom taking toll on environment

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‘There’s more than oil and gas:’ Wind blowing workers in new direction

Canada's energy industry no longer starts and ends with the oilsands. The shift is having a major impact on workers... but those afraid of heights need not apply » read more