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IKEA To Install Free Electric Vehicle Charging Stations At All 12 Canadian Shops

The Canadian Press, 10 Jul, 2015 12:59 PM
    TORONTO — Ikea Canada aims to be the place to shop for drivers of battery-powered vehicles.
     
    The home furnishings retailer says it is installing charging stations for electric vehicles at all 12 of its stores across Canada.
     
    The company says it is partnering on the project with Sun Country Highway to install two 60-amp charging stations at each location.
     
    Ikea Canada says the rollout is set to be completed by late August.
     
    Charging will be available at no cost to customers on a first-come, first-served basis.
     
    Ikea Canada president Stefan Sjostrand says the project reinforces the company's commitment to sustainability.

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    Obama Writes About PM Modi In Time Magazine, Calls Him 'India's Reformer-in-chief'

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    Headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom President Barack Obama calls "India's reformer-in-chief", four people of Indian origin figure in the Time magazine's list of the World's 100 most influential people this year.

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    PM Modi Pitches For Canadian Investment, Connects With Diaspora

    PM Modi Pitches For Canadian Investment, Connects With Diaspora
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for investments for India as he met Canadian bankers and pension fund managers, winding up his three-nation tour before flying back home on Friday.

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    Home Ice Advantage Doesn't Help Vancouver Canucks As They Fall To Calgary Flames In Game 1

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    Kris Russell's goal with 30 seconds left to play on Wednesday gave the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory and a 1-0 lead in the opening-round series.

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    Modi Leaves For Vancouver

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    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Vancouver, the third and final stop of his Canadian tour.

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    Ontario Will Hike Beer Tax, Sell Majority Of Hydro One To Fund Infrastructure

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    TORONTO — Ontario's "biggest shakeup" to beer sales since it repealed prohibition in 1927 includes a new tax on the beverage and allowing it to be sold in hundreds of grocery stores, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Thursday.

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