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FILE PHOTO: Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Carey/File Photo
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BYD asks suppliers to cut prices as China auto war intensifies

Chinese automaker BYD is asking its suppliers to cut their prices, in a sign that a brutal price war in the world's largest...

Wizz Air was criticised by the ASA (PA)
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Wizz Air ad banned over misleading ‘greenest’ claim

Wizz Air’s ad claiming it’s “one of the greenest choices in air travel” was banned by ASA for being misleading.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe gestures while speaking during a press conference before the Speech from the Throne in Regina on November 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
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Saskatchewan NDP motion to scrap gas tax fails in legislature

An Opposition emergency motion to suspend the provincial 15-cent-a-litre gas tax failed in the Saskatchewan legislature Tuesday.

United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith addresses party members at their annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., on Nov. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is eyeing a number of steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Ramos Arizpe plant of General Motors, which exports vehicles to the U.S. and Canada, in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila state, Mexico November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/ File Photo
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Analysis: GM and other US automakers would take big hit from Trump tariffs

Trump's proposed 25 per cent import tax on Mexico and Canada could hurt U.S. automakers, raise vehicle prices, and harm consumers.

Residents enter a polling station to cast their votes in a plebiscite on whether to support a new coal mine in Crowsnest Pass, Alta., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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‘Let’s do this’: Crowsnest Pass mayor wants proposed Alberta coal mine sooner than later

Crowsnest Pass Mayor Blair Painter seeks a meeting with Premier Danielle Smith to discuss a coal project supported by residents.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Trump plans no exemption for oil imports under new tariff plan, sources say

Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will include oil, despite concerns over energy price spikes.

FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks and oil wells are seen at the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, the largest urban oil field in the United States, in California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken March 10, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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US energy lobbying groups wary about Trump tariffs threat

U.S. oil and gas groups express concern over Trump's tariff threat on Canada and Mexico, warning of potential industry impacts.

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