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04/04/2024

Learn how equipment finance providers are creating tailored solutions to meet the automation needs of Canadian manufacturers.
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03/04/2024

Let the count down begin!

Register now to Machines in Motion: A Safety Primer webinar, taking place April 10 at 1 p.m. EST, where Michael Wilson, Specialized Services Lead at Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, and Melissa Gould, Director of EHS at Linamar Corporation, will discuss strategies and best practices for keeping workers safe around machines in motion.

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../WN_5RYwSoAOQl6ztcHPKZ9IIw...

30/11/2023

New Post: Banks set to report earnings strained by economic slowdown

TORONTO - Signs of economic slowdown are growing, and Canadian banks could add more evidence this upcoming week. The Big Six banks are set to report

29/11/2023

New Post: NextStar expects up to 900 foreign workers to help build Windsor battery plant

WINDSOR, Ont. - NextStar Energy Inc. says it expects upwards of 900 foreign workers to help build its heavily-subsidized battery plant in Windsor, Ont.

29/11/2023

New Post: Biden will convene his new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logistics

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday will convene the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council, using the event to announce 30

28/11/2023

New Post: Electric vehicle maker Lion Electric cutting 150 jobs to reduce costs

MONTREAL - The Lion Electric Co. says it is cutting 150 jobs or about 10 per cent of its total workforce in a move to reduce costs and improve its ability

28/11/2023

New Post: Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Tesla on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden's Transport Agency as striking postal workers in the Scandinavian

27/11/2023

New Post: President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to skip the annual climate talks in Dubai this week, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and

24/11/2023

New Post: Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Indian company that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. had a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems, including

23/11/2023

Updated Post: Economists expect inflation slowed again in October as high interest rates take hold

OTTAWA - Forecasters anticipate Canada's inflation rate took another dip in October as gasoline prices fell from the previous month and grocery prices

23/11/2023

New Post: Economists expect inflation slowed again in October as high interest rates take hold

OTTAWA - Forecasters anticipate Canada's inflation rate took another dip in October as gasoline prices fell from the previous month and grocery prices

22/11/2023

New Post: Trudeau, Eby announce $1 billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.

THE CANADIAN PRESS MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., will produce up to 135 million batteries each

22/11/2023

Updated Post: Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a similar deal with General

21/11/2023

New Post: Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a similar deal with General

21/11/2023

New Post: EV battery subsidy deals to cost $5.8B more than government projections: PBO report

A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says provincial and federal support for electric vehicle battery manufacturing in Canada will cost $5.8

20/11/2023

New Post: Concerns emerge over NextStar’s plans to hire foreign workers for battery plant

Concerns are rising over plans by NextStar Energy Inc. to bring in foreign workers to help build a battery plant in Windsor, Ont., that is being supported

14/11/2023

New Post: Top 1% of tax filers saw incomes rise by almost 10% in 2021: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's top one per cent of tax filers saw their incomes rise by almost 10 per cent in 2021, while those in the

13/11/2023

New Post: Tesla faces strikes in Sweden unless it signs a collective bargaining agreement

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining

13/11/2023

New Post: Unifor auto talks: a quiet end to one of the year’s biggest labour clashes

TORONTO - One of Canada's most highly anticipated set of labour talks in years wrapped up this week, but there's no victory parade planned. Unifor's

11/11/2023

New Post: Biden celebrates a labour deal saving an Illinois auto plant as he promotes a worker centred economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden went to Chicago on June 28 to give a landmark speech on "Bidenomics,'' only to learn in private during the trip

11/11/2023

New Post: Unifor members vote to ratify new agreement with Stellantis, protecting Brampton auto workers during EV transition

"This is the best one-time agreement that any of our members have ever seen,'' James Stewart, Chair of Unifor's Master Bargaining Committee, said at a

10/11/2023

New Post: Ballard Power Systems reports Q3 loss, revenue up nearly 30% from year ago

VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems Inc. reported a larger loss in its latest quarter compared with a year ago despite a nearly 30 per cent rise in revenue.

10/11/2023

New Post: Bus maker NFI Group raises full year guidance, reports US$39.9M Q3 loss

WINNIPEG - NFI Group Inc. raised its financial guidance for its full year as it reported a loss of US$39.9 million in its third quarter. The bus maker,

09/11/2023

New Post: Linamar reports net income of $146.7 million in third quarter

GUELPH, Ont. - Linamar Corp. says it sales and income got a boost in the third quarter thanks in part to its diversification efforts away from contracts

09/11/2023

Updated Post: German Technology Day’s growth continues in fifth year

Annual industrial technology event expands to include 22 of Germany’s leading advanced manufacturing equipment manufacturers. German Technology Day (GTD),

08/11/2023

New Post: German Technology Day’s growth continues in fifth year

Annual industrial technology event expands to include 22 of Germany’s leading advanced manufacturing equipment manufacturers. German Technology Day (GTD),

07/11/2023

New Post: Canada’s unemployment rate climbs to 5.7% in October as economy sees modest job gain

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent last month, as the economy added a modest 18,000 jobs. The federal

07/11/2023

New Post: During strike talks, Biden worked to build ties to the UAW’s leader. They have yet to fully pay off

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden called the head of the United Auto Workers union to congratulate him this past week on getting a new contract with

06/11/2023

New Post: New vehicles from Detroit’s automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes

DETROIT (AP) - Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run versions of six Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles. Ford envisions

06/11/2023

New Post: Chinese factory activity contracts in October as pandemic recovery falters

HONG KONG (AP) - An official survey of manufacturers shows China's factory activity contracted in October, suggesting the economy remains on uneven