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Premium Brands, Indigenous groups complete $1 billion bid to buy Clearwater
(CP) HALIFAX – A billion-dollar deal that marks the…

SPONSORED: Safety scanner or safety mat? How to choose the right safeguarding device
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partner: Omron Automation By…

WestJet’s 737 Max to be first to return to Canadian skies after global grounding
(CP) WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will operate the…

Washington state nixes methanol plant meant to supply China
(AP) OLYMPIA, Wash. – Officials in Washington state denied…

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose in November, manufacturing sales down
(CP) OTTAWA – Canadian wholesale sales grew for the…

Buy America: How Biden’s Made in America plan could impact Canadian companies
Canadian companies that bid on American government contracts could be cut out of the procurement process if Joe Biden follows through on his Buy American plan after he becomes U.S. president today, according to business and trade experts.

Shareholders give OK to West Fraser deal to buy Norbord, consolidating wood sector
(CP) TORONTO – Shareholders of West Fraser Timber Co.…

EPRA encourages recycling of electronics
The Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) is a not-for-proft organization that focusses on the proper recycling of electronic products to ensure health and safety is not compromised when dealing with these items.

Great Plains fibreboard plant won’t be built in Stettler
While a major medium density fibreboard (MDF) plant won’t…

B.C. company turning fly larvae into pet food gets $6M in federal funds
(CP) CALGARY – A British Columbia company that feeds…

New sawmill a possibility for NACFOR?
A new committee is investigating the possibility of…

New York state wants a green energy `superhighway.’ Hydro Quebec says it can help
Hydro-Quebec wants to help New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

Quebec threatens construction, manufacturing sectors with more COVID 19 restrictions
(CP) MONTREAL – Quebec’s labour minister on Friday threatened…

Kanata North Business Association Announces Hub350
Kanata North Business Association (KNBA), announced the global technology…

Employers clamp down on ‘ambiguous’ mask rules as more infections tied to workplaces
(CP) On the factory floor, masks were optional. Until…

A look at new restrictions under Ontario’s stay at home order
(CP) TORONTO – Ontario has declared a state of…

New Brunswick exports grew throughout pandemic
New Brunswick now has more exporters than it did…

General Motors New Brand Identity
General Motors has created a new brand identity that…

Viva Healthcare Packaging to increase production of ‘made in Canada’ PPE
Recipient of Ontario Together Fund, to produce more than 22,500,000 medical grade face masks per month

New Mercedes screen to stretch nearly full width of car
The MBUX Hyperscreen option available on the EQS sedan uses artificial intelligence to learn what functions the driver uses most

Economists expect the December jobs report to show a loss of jobs to end 2020
Statistics Canada is expected to release its snapshot of…
Fort Simpson moves toward dropping diesel for LNG
A project to move Fort Simpson from diesel power…

Revamped Detroit plant to start making new Jeep
Revamped vehicle will roll off the assembly line at a restored Detroit factory complex by March 31
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice…
Embracing a hybrid work environment
It will require changing the way we think of work in subtle and not so subtle ways
WeedMD consolidates medical distribution activities
Closes facility to maximize production efficiencies
Canadian auto sales fell 19.7% in 2020
Decline measured from a year earlier; lowest level in a decade
Global water resources to provide services to Nikola’s zero emission truck plant
Global Water Resources, Inc., a pure-play water resource management…
Major construction done at Hanford waste treatment plant
Facility called ‘world’s largest’ radioactive waste treatment plant

B.C. biz consultant sets up shop in East Berlin, NS
Providing consulting services in beverages, as well as small-scale production services
Canadian toymaker Spin Master buys iconic Rubik’s Cube puzzle for US$50M
Canadian toymaker Spin Master Corp. has solved the Rubik’s Cube, completing a US$50-million…

Interest in EVs, hybrids on the rise: Molex survey
Global automotive survey polls what people seek in the ‘Car of the Future’