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Kennedy top Canadian at inspection championships

ORLANDO, FL – Darren Kennedy of the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure earned the top Canadian honor at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 25th annual inspector championships, making him the first to hold a trophy remembering contributions of long-time contributor Sean McAlister. Sean McAlister's wife, Beverly Spencer, spoke at the awards ceremony and helped present the first Sean McAlister High Points Canada Award to winner Darren Kennedy.The competition was held in Orlando, Florida, from August 7-11, testing participants on inspections covering everything from North American Standard Level 1 procedures to hazardous materials and dangerous goods, cargo tank and bulk packaging, and passenger carrier vehicles, and out-of-service criteria. Kennedy placed third overall in the category covering North American Standard Level 1 inspections. Lance Skoog of Alberta Justice and Solicitor General placed third in the North American Standard hazardous materials, dangerous goods, cargo tank, and bulk packagings inspection. ...Read the rest of this story

EUR/USD, AUD/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY Daily Outlook – August 14, 2017

EUR/USD The pair initially went downwards during the Friday's session but shot up impulsively during the American session. The consolidation in the market in the past few trading sessions has helped the pair to make a base in the market. The pair is massively supportive at 1.17 level underneath and it will be difficult to … Continue reading EUR/USD, AUD/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY Daily Outlook – August 14, 2017


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Risk Appetite Returns Along Side Appetite for the Dollar

Asian markets largely embraced risk appetite once more through the Asian session, supported by Friday's positive end to the week in the U.S equity markets, with only the Nikkei struggling following Friday's holiday as the Japan markets played catch up. Weaker than forecasted July industrial production and fixed asset investment numbers out of China will … Continue reading Risk Appetite Returns Along Side Appetite for the Dollar


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