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Ford triples electric truck output after a six-week shutdown of a factory
Ford shut down a Dearborn factory to upgrade equipment and increase capacity
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Labour experts urge caution ahead of union vote to end B.C. port dispute
History exists of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiating table
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Industrial board warns union bosses not to backtrack on new B.C. port deal
ILWU Canada must hold a ratification vote on the deal no later than Friday
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New tentative deal is reached in B.C. port workers dispute
Joint statement late Sunday says deal reached with help from Canada Industrial Relations Board
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B.C. port strike cost CPKC railway $80 million, exec says
Strike earlier this month halted operations at most ports along Canada’s West Coast
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Let’s make a deal, Canada urges U.S. amid latest ‘baseless’ softwood lumber duties
U.S. producers continue to say stumpage system amounts to an unfair subsidy
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Williams Lake and District Chamber of Commerce announces new executive director
Tamara Garreau is taking on the role
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Samsung unveils foldable smartphones in a bet on bending device screens
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled two foldable smartphones as it continues to bet on devices with bending screens, a budding market that has yet to fully take off because of high prices.
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Car buyers bear a heavy burden as Federal Reserve keeps raising rates: Auto-loan rejections are up
The Federal Reserve’s expected move Wednesday to raise interest rates for the 11th time could once again send ripple effects across the economy.
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As X fades to X, TikTok steps up with new text-based posts
The same day Elon Musk abruptly dropped X’s name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an “anything app” called X, TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post — you guessed it — text-based messages.
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