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July 4, 2019
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Ontario to issue 50 new cannabis store licences, eight to go to First Nations

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will hold a new lottery on Aug. 20 for the next 42 retail store authorizations.


Naive' of Canada to believe Trump pushed Xi on Kovrig, Spavor: China

Sino-Canadian relations have plunged to a new low.


Indigenous group says Trans Mountain bid could be ready next week

Group, called Project Reconciliation, proposing a 51% stake in the pipeline.


N.L. premier testifies at inquiry into controversial Muskrat Falls dam

Dwight Ball has panned the project as historic mistake.
 
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NEED TO KNOW 
 

Canadian production falls at fastest pace for three-and-a-half years

Latest U.S.-China trade frictions holding back the Canadian manufacturing sector: IHS Markit. » Read more...

Buildings, coastlines, northerners: Report identifies top Canadian climate risks

Council of Canadian Academies has narrowed down a myriad of threats posed by climate change into the most pressing dozen. » Read more...

VTC-300C enhances control with smooth technology

New control complements the VTC-300C’s full travelling-column design, automatic tool changer and 15,000-rpm, 30-hp 40-taper spindle. » Read more...

Lee Iacocca, engineer of Chrysler's turnaround, dies at 94

In his 32-year career at Ford, and then at Chrysler, Iacocca helped launch some of Detroit's bestselling and most significant vehicles. » Read more...
 
TRENDING ON CMO… 
 

Commissioner recommends updating privacy laws to prepare for smart cities

Sidewalk Labs has proposed that data collected in public spaces be overseen by an independent data trust » Read more

Clean technologies: out of sight, but not out of mind

Without geosynthetics, people living in most urban centres wouldn’t be able to drink their water, and major structures like bridges would be less resilient » Read more
 
Events 
 

MainTrain 2019

Sept. 16 - 19, 2019
Location: Edmonton
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Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS)

Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2019
Location: Mississauga, Ont.
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