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Contract talks continue nearly 2 months into strike at Pennsylvania locomotive plant

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Contract negotiations between the country's largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers continued in Erie on Thursday, nearly two months after some 1,400 people walked off the job.
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Minneapolis advances measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

Minneapolis advances measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis City Council members narrowly passed a measure on Thursday that would establish a minimum wage for drivers of Uber, Lyft and other ride-share companies in the city.
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Access to electric vehicle charging getting better but not quickly enough

Access to electric vehicle charging getting better but not quickly enough

OTTAWA — If you live in Montreal or Vancouver and own an electric car, finding somewhere to charge it is likely as easy as a quick search of an app on your smartphone.
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B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar

B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar

SURREY, B.C. — Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking the suspected getaway driver for the killers of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18. Sgt.
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Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'

Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden rattled off an impressive list of economic wins Wednesday to mark one full year of "transformative" climate spending that's better known among critics in Canada and overseas than it is by voters in the United States.
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Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown

Orlando, Florida, debuts self-driving shuttle that will whisk passengers around downtown

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it's not going to require any human drivers. Starting later this month, an electric, self-driving shuttle will whisk passengers around a 1-mile (1.
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NFI Group reports US$48.1M Q2 loss, ramping up production in second half of the year

NFI Group reports US$48.1M Q2 loss, ramping up production in second half of the year

Bus maker NFI Group Inc. plans to ramp up production after being hard-hit by supply chain issues during the pandemic, saying it could reach 2019 output levels in two years.
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VinFast soars in market debut as it pushes North American expansion

VinFast soars in market debut as it pushes North American expansion

TORONTO — Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto Ltd. has soared in its market debut as it works to expand into the North American market. The company, which merged its Canadian and U.S.
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Edmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war

Edmunds: Tesla wins the EV charge plug format war

You’re probably familiar with previous technology format wars, whether it be VHS versus Betamax or Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now another has quickly brewed in the way people plug in and charge their electric vehicles .
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UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti

UN chief urges deployment of police special forces and military support to combat gangs in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged the international community on Tuesday to deploy a multinational force comprising “police special forces and military support units” to Haiti to combat gangs with sophisticated weapons and restore
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