WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada will sign a revised trade pact Friday that changes many of the rules governing the free flow of commercial goods across North America.
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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Start-up aims to be an Airbnb of computer databases by letting people rent out unused data storage
Heavyweight players like Amazon and Microsoft dominate the cloud space with centralized databases. But an alternative decentralized system will help solve inherent problems in the existing system, according to Pavel Bains, CEO of Bluzelle, a start-up that uses blockchain technology to enhance the database ecosystem.
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St. Albert businesses race ahead in national ranking
Two St. Albert businesses have been named among 500 of Canada’s fastest growing companies.
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How Much Lower Can WTI Go?
West Texas Intermediate yesterday fell to US$50 a barrel, after the Energy Information Administration reported yet another weekly inventory build with production at record highs, making the United States the biggest oil producer globally. Under other demand circumstances, this would have been cause for celebration. But with demand prospects lukewarm, traders rushed to the exit once again, reinforcing the price decline.
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Province to split $500 million between Calgary and Edmonton in first year of new funding model
Alberta is overhauling the infrastructure funding model with Calgary and Edmonton, linking each city’s annual payout to provincial revenues and the carbon tax.
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Alberta sheds payroll employees, wages decline in September
But StatsCan says provincial employment rose by 6,200 positions year over year
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Alberta plans to buy 7,000 railcars to ease ‘crisis’ in oil price differentials
TORONTO — Alberta needs to buy as many as 7,000 rail cars if it wants to meet its goal of shipping an additional 120,000 barrels of oil a day, says Premier Rachel Notley.
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Budget hovers near 3% tax increase
After three days of deliberations, the needle for the proposed 2019 tax increase has dipped ever so slightly.
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Tri-site plan has lofty ideas for future development
A reveal of the vision for key public service lands had Cochranites buzzing about the future and largely impressed that the plans included keeping the rodeo grounds where they are, while making them more usable year-round.
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City releases “mind-blowing” 10-year capital plan
Fort Saskatchewan residents should expect some major municipal projects coming down the pipe in the next decade.
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