AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCanada-U.S. Trade Talks: Trade minister Dominic LeBlanc is back in Washington to meet U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer as Ottawa and Washington race to finalize a deal that would avert new U.S. tariffs; details remain thin, but the talks are expected to touch steel, aluminum, lumber and autos, plus dairy access and Canada’s retaliatory measures. EV Policy Shift: Ottawa is preparing to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, ending the 2026-to-2035 ZEV sales thresholds after citing weaker Canadian ZEV demand and shifting North American conditions. Grid & Renewables: PowerBank says its 6.86 MW Nova Scotia community solar project has cleared environmental permitting and is set for construction this fall, with federal and provincial support and expected local electricity savings. Energy Markets: The TSX slipped as geopolitics and producer-price pressures weighed on sentiment, even as materials and energy stocks found support. Arctic Energy Watch: Greenland officials say a Texas-linked firm shipped drilling equipment to Greenland without authorization, raising questions about permits and logistics in the Arctic. Wildfire Tech: Engineering students in Timmins tested an AI-enabled wildfire early-warning tool using a stratospheric balloon payload.
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