Canada among G20 countries least likely to hit emissions targets

Climate Transparency report says Canada, South Korea and Australia are the farthest from meeting targets to cut emissions. →

• November 12, 2019

  Drug resistance likely to kill 400,000 Canadians by 2050: Report

  Percentage of bacterial infections resistant to treatment is likely to grow from 26% to 40% by 2050. →

• November 11, 2019

  Kruger certified ISO 50001 for energy management

  First to receive the energy management certification from the Bureau de normalisation du Québec. →

• November 11, 2019

  Spy agencies must be transparent about new data crunching, analyst warns

  By next year, some 50 billion devices will be connected to the internet. →

• November 11, 2019

  Dow agrees to US$77M environmental settlement in Michigan

  Deal between the company and government agencies calls for improvements to fish and wildlife habitats. →

• November 11, 2019

  Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs

  Trump's pushback suggested that negotiations haven't progressed as far as hoped. →

• November 11, 2019

  With silence and salutes, Canadians mark Remembrance Day

  This year's Remembrance Day ceremony followed a major event in France earlier this year marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. →

• November 11, 2019

  Burger King brings a plant-based Whopper to Europe

  Sales of plant-based meat substitutes have grown an average of 22% annually in Eastern Europe over the last five years, and 13% annually in Western Europe. →

Features

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Sit on your hands: It’s about experiencing the learning

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Skills for the future: Digital competence will be essential

by Steve Gahbauer Canada continues to lag in development efforts.→

Business Intelligence

Manufacturing in a connected world

by Steve Bassaw, Product Manager Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: The four design principles of Industry 4.0 In a recent survey, 70% of manufacturers said they expect new competitors from other industries to leverage Industry 4.0 to enter their markets, while 90% believe that…→

Get off the paper

by Mike Spiess Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Why it’s important to adopt digital business tools Business owners in the manufacturing sector can pride themselves in handling much of the business in traditional ways. They still write and mail cheques, may keep…→

End-to-end automation within your walls

by Rittal Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Rittal and EPLAN provide a solution for North American automation systems integrators A&E Engineering Inc. is an automation systems integrator that helps clients across a wide range of industries solve their automation challenges and…→

Insights

Technology Centre

Reduce air-tool kickback

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Raymond stacker features autonomous lift and delivery

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