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April 8, 2020

Maple Leaf Foods suspends operations in Brampton

Investigating three COVID-19 cases involving people working at that facility. →

April 8, 2020
Energy company OK with Canada joining oil supply pact
Canadian Natural Resources president Tim McKay says the solution is acceptable as long as it is ``broad-based'' and fair to all participants. →
April 8, 2020
Canada-US ties gets ‘constant gardening’ to protect supply lines: Freeland
Ensuring vital trade lifelines that go in both directions remain unhindered. →

April 8, 2020
Liberals asked to help cover overruns on projects delayed by COVID-19
Pandemic-related delays on projects will inevitably lead to cost overruns that cities and construction firms could struggle to cover. →
April 8, 2020
Hockey equipment manufacturer CCM and players donate 500,000 masks
Coordinating with its network of supply chain partners in Asia as the most efficient way to procure the gear. →
April 8, 2020
ATS Automation secures $60M electric vehicle order
Will design, build and install the two battery assembly conveyor lines for a global automaker's electric vehicle production. →
April 8, 2020
Small businesses more optimistic in April: CFIB
Only 5% foresee adding on full-time staff in the next three months, 63% say they will have to cut back. →
April 8, 2020
Canada ordering more medical supplies, boosting production at home: PM
More than 230 million surgical masks and 75 million N95 respirator masks ordered. →

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April 8, 2020
Alberta predicting 400 to 6,600 coronavirus deaths to come
Province has completed more than 67,000 tests, putting it among the global leaders in per-capita testing. →
April 8, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak triggers drop in climate changing emissions: report
US Energy Department projects a 7.5% drop in fossil fuel emissions for 2020. →
April 7, 2020
Lessons to be drawn from past pandemics: MEI
Researcher compares COVID-19 to the deadly Spanish Flu and the prognosis is much better. →

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Features

Nonvisible disabilities: How to accommodate workers’ limitations

by Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Despite growing awareness, workers can still feel misunderstood.→

Law, order, food and modernized federal SFCR regulations

by Carolyn Cooper Recent revisions to Canadian food and beverage regulations offer challenges and opportunities for SMEs.→

Wanted: skilled workers, shortage hampers business competitiveness

by PLANT STAFF CME survey shows 85% of companies are having trouble filling job vacancies.→

by Wieland Electric Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partner: Wieland. Q&A with Meinrad Braun, product manager, powerbus systems at Wieland Electric. Q. The major trends in machine building are digitization, modularization, and decentralization. What role does installation without a control cabinet play in…→

ERP: Why cloud-first doesn’t mean cloud-only

by JP van Loggerenberg, Chief Technology Officer, SYSPRO Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partner: SYSPRO. Consider where your software should run – in the cloud, on-premise or combine them. Today manufacturing is being transformed rapidly by changes in information and communication technology (ICT), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cyber-physical…→

Linear & Rittal: Blazing a trail through the automation industry

by Rittal Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partner: Rittal. Partners work together to ensure customers get the best solution for their needs. Linear Transfer Automation, Inc. has been the backbone of the metal-forming and stamping automation industry landscape for a long time,…→