Business
Parkland cancels plans to build stand-alone renewable diesel complex at B.C. refinery
Rising project costs, a lack of market certainty blamed for reversal of May announcement
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Best of MWC: Screens that roll, ChatGPT interactive glasses
The father of the cellphone was there. So was Huawei and a host of other Chinese tech companies. Tens of thousands of visitors also flocked to the MWC tech fair to be dazzled by the latest advances in AI, smartphones, robotics and much more.
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Company planning to make COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could go out of business
US-based Novavax told investors changing market is creating significant uncertainty
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TikTok sets new default time limits for minors
Families have struggled with limiting the amount of time their children spend on the app
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‘Don’t be afraid to ask’: Tips for young workers in salary negotiations
Young candidates or employees often unsure of how to ask for more money
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MPs want to see Google in the hot seat for blocking news access to some Canadians
Google limiting news access on its search engine to small percentage of its Canadian users
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Canada-China trade breaks record, as imports hit $100 billion
“Economic or trade flows (aren’t) affected very much by the political tensions”
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‘Virtual power plant’ model could convince more Albertans to switch to solar
Model allows people to choose when they use their solar power, including during peak usage times
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TikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cybersecurity
The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app.
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Vancouver port authority suspends Rolling Truck Age Program for at least nine months
Postponemnet is the third for controversial program which was supposed to begin April 3
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