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In this March 13, 2019, file photo, workers walk past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on Jan. 20

Transport Canada has announced that it will allow the return of Boeing Max aircraft to service in Canadian airspace on Jan. 20, concluding the government's review process. 1

'Show Canada the respect': Kenney asks Biden to hear case for Keystone XL

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging United States President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider his reported decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline extension when he takes office on Wednesday. 11

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asian shares mostly higher as Biden inauguration approaches

Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday as the coming changing of the guard in the U.S. raised hopes for more support for the economy and more aggressive measures to fight the pandemic.

More than 34,000 COVID-19-related workplace inspections have happened since the beginning of the pandemic. (The Canadian Press)

Ontario inspectors find 36 stores violating COVID-19 rules during big-box safety blitz

Safety inspectors found more than 30 businesses violating COVID-19 safety rules during a big-box blitz across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development said Sunday. 3

Pipes ready for the Keystone XL pipeline are shown in Gascoyne, N.D., on Wednesday April 22, 2015. (Alex Panetta/The Canadian Press)

A timeline of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project

Here's a chronological look at the key dates in the history of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

TC Energy said on Jan. 17 that it has a plan to eliminate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from Keystone XL's operations. (file)

TC Energy plans net zero emissions for Keystone XL even as project's future in doubt

Cancelling TC Energy Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline expansion project would not only jeopardize thousands of jobs in Alberta, it would also mean the loss of billions of dollars in corporate income taxes, carbon taxes and royalties, according to energy experts.

A Chevrolet Equinox is displayed in front of the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Brent Lale / CTV News)

Approval of $1B General Motors deal brings job security to Ingersoll, Ont. plant

Unifor members at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ont. made it official Monday by ratifying an agreement to convert the plant to Canada's first electric vehicle manufacturer. 1

A construction worker wears a face mask in Montreal, on Nov. 14, 2020. (Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts down in December

The annual pace of housing starts in December fell compared with November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

A shellfish export truck with a protest sign written across the trailer 'Incompetent Government Destroying Shellfish Industry" drives past the Palace of Westminster in London, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, during a demonstration by British Shellfish exporters to protest Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their business. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

U.K. seafood trucks protest at Parliament over Brexit red tape

Trucks owned by U.K. shellfish firms descended on Britain's Parliament Monday to protest the Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their businesses.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is questioned by reporters upon his arrival at the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean court gives Samsung scion prison term over bribery

Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was sent back to prison on Monday after a South Korean court handed him a two and a half-year sentence for his involvement in a 2016 corruption scandal that spurred massive protests and ousted South Korea's then-president.

A restaurant in Toronto displays a 'Take Out Only' sign on March 18, 2020. (Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Upbeat entrepreneurs signal improved investment intentions for 2021: Survey

A growing number of Canadian entrepreneurs say they plan to invest more in 2021 than they did last year as the vaccine rollout, improving cash flow and a quick rebound in some sectors buoys optimism for the year ahead.

A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus shakes a toy box at the Chinese toy maker POP Mart in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from virus gains

China eked out 2.3 per cent economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with rising infections.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Biden to prioritize blocking of Keystone XL pipeline extension

A source close to the transition team of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has told CTV News that the new president will kill the Keystone XL pipeline after taking office. 5

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