CBC - Business (3 days ago)
Many people won't buy an EV if they don't have a place to charge at home – and many apartment and condo dwellers don't. But some Canadian startups have come up with solutions to make it easier to install EV charging in multi-family buildings, from smart plugs to robots. Here's a closer look.
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The Canadian oilpatch has a brand-new pipeline, something it's pleaded for year after year, and it offers a relatively quick route to the West Coast and overseas markets. But a year in, the newly expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline still isn't running at full capacity — though the CEO of the Crown corporation says he doesn't think it's a problem.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 2 to end the de minimis exemption — a rule that allows small packages worth less than $800 US to enter the U.S. tax free — for packages from China and Hong Kong, effective Friday. Experts say the change is a considerable blow to the ecommerce giants.
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A couple's more than four-year battle with Air Canada over compensation for a flight delay, which wound up in court, finally ended this week. Last week, the airline dropped the court case, and, on Wednesday, it paid the couple $1,000 each for a 24-hour flight delay.
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U.S. tariffs and Canada's response could result in 68,100 fewer jobs in Ontario this year, a new report estimates. This figure may increase to 119,200 jobs in 2026 and 137,900 jobs in 2029, according to the report by the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO), released Wednesday.
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Viral videos are claiming major U.S. ports are empty because Trump's tariffs against China have dried up the supply of Chinese goods. Is it true? CBC's visual investigations unit analyzes the videos, satellite imagery and trade data to find out what's really going on. Thumbnail: Credit YT-A: "X/LarryBrockMP"Thumbnail credit: The Port of Los Angeles...
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The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that board members had reached out to executive search firms to find a replacement for CEO Elon Musk. Tesla's sales and stock value have slumped in recent months as Musk spent much of his time as an unofficial part of Donald Trump's administration.
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The Vancouver-based apparel company said Thursday that the Asian nation is one of the top three countries it relies on to make its clothing. They plan to cut Chinese production to about 20 per cent for the fall-winter season, before reducing their reliance on China even further by next spring.
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Despite Mark Carney's pledges throughout the election campaign to kick-start the country's economy, build energy corridors and transform the country into an energy superpower, many in the oilpatch are unconvinced there will be any change in policy direction from the re-elected federal Liberals.
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders to soften the blow of his auto tariffs on Tuesday with a mix of credits and relief from other levies on materials, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner, developments that eased investor worries about Trump's erratic trade policies.
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As tariffs create uncertainty in global markets, CBC News travelled to Detroit across from Windsor, Ont., to find out how auto consumers and dealers are responding, and get their views on President Donald Trump's goal of moving production to the U.S. People in Michigan's Motor City say vehicle sales are hot now, but are concerned for down the road...
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