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Industry
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Automated Process Helps Products Move
Distributor uses a collection of systems combined with best practices to ensure it minimizes downtime. What do a wire guide system, a computerized maintenance management system, and a continuously moving conveyor system have in common? These are the advanced systems…
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George Burwash Langford Memorial Award Given
Handling Specialty’s Russell Johnston has been awarded the George Burwash Langford Memorial award from the Council of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists. “I would like to thank and express my gratitude to all those involved in…
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Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for B.C. refinery as gas prices soar
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is open to proposals from the private sector for a refinery in British Columbia, as a public inquiry into the province’s soaring gas prices reviews possible solutions. The prime minister says he…
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Critics and industry clash over accuracy of Alberta well cleanup cost estimates
CALGARY – An Alberta coalition that says oil and gas producers are lowballing how much it will cost to clean up their wellsites is being accused by the head of the Alberta Orphan Well Association of overstating those numbers. The…
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‘Titans’ crew member dead after accident at Toronto special effects facility
TORONTO – Warner Bros. says a crew member died in an accident Thursday at a special effects facility in Toronto. A statement from the executive producers of “Titans” says Warren Appleby died during a special effects test for the show.…
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$1.5 billion in frigate repair contracts split among yards in three provinces
OTTAWA – Warship repair contracts worth $1 billion will be split evenly between two shipyards, with a third deal on the way, the federal government announced Tuesday. The Davie shipyard in Quebec and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards in British Columbia were…
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Natural gas producers demand government action in open letter to Kenney
CALGARY – The CEOs of nine Alberta natural gas producers have released an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney asking him to show “bold leadership” in supporting a plan to restrict production to boost low gas prices. The letter warns…
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Halifax Transit to cushion plastic bus seating after riders’ complaints
HALIFAX – After rider complaints about slippery plastic seats, Halifax Transit is looking to add cushioned fabric inserts to a large portion of its more than 300-bus fleet. A tender that expires Thursday says nine inserts will be required for…
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Alberta economy doing better than expected in June forecast, TD economists note
CALGARY – Encouraging data points are forcing economists to consider upgrading their expectations for weak 2019 economic growth in Alberta as the province continues to recover from the effects of extreme heavy oil price weakness late last year. The provincial…
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RNC Minerals CEO resigns for personal reasons effective immediately
TORONTO – RNC Minerals says its president and chief executive has resigned effective immediately for personal reasons. Mark Selby was appointed CEO in 2014, about four years after joining Royal Nickel Corp., as it was previously called, as senior vice-president…
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Barrick Gold reaches deal for Acacia Mining after raising offer for company
TORONTO – Barrick Gold Corp. has reached a deal to buy the stake in Acacia Mining that it does not already own, after raising its offer for the African gold miner. Under the deal, Barrick will swap 0.168 of a…
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Ford F-150 Diesel Built Tough
You know you are doing something right when you are the top selling anything for over 50 years. For Ford of Canada, they have had the top selling pickup truck in Canada for 53 years, with the F-Series. If that…
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Conveyor Bearings
Recently, I was asked to inspect four bearings from two pulleys from an oil sands mine. One of the assemblies was removed due to indications of damage caused by vibration analysis. The four bearings gave a good picture of typical…
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China’s economy growth cools further amid US tariff war
BEIJING – China’s economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. The world’s second-largest economy grew…
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Chornobyl’s radioactive dust shelter unveiled
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday inaugurated a giant structure built to confine radioactive debris at the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chornobyl in 1986. The confinement structure for the Chornobyl nuclear power plant’s Reactor No. 4…
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Firefighters rescue eight people trapped in Calgary Tower elevator
CALGARY – Firefighters had to rescue eight people trapped inside a stuck elevator at a well-known Calgary landmark on Friday night. Batallion Chief Alistair Robin says a cable on one of the elevators at the Calgary Tower broke, and the…
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Cenovus produces one billionth barrel from thermal oilsands operations
CALGARY – Cenovus Energy Inc. says its thermal oilsands operations in northern Alberta produced their one billionth barrel of bitumen on Wednesday. The milestone comes about 18 years after Cenovus’ Foster Creek facility was launched in 2001 as the first…
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Dozens ill from carbon monoxide out of hospital as leak at hotel investigated
WINNIPEG – Insufficient ventilation is the suspected cause of a carbon monoxide build-up that forced the evacuation of a Winnipeg hotel this week and sent 46 guests and staff to hospital. “It appears carbon monoxide in the building built up…
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Panellists quit corporate responsibility panel citing ‘erosion of trust’
OTTAWA – Citing an erosion of trust, civil society and labour representatives have resigned from a panel set up to advise the federal government on ensuring Canadian firms operating abroad are accountable for how they conduct themselves. The 14 members…
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Aspen Tech buys Montreal based AI company Mnubo Inc. for $102 million
Montreal-based tech firm Mnubo Inc. has been snapped up by Aspen Technology Inc. for $102 million. Mnubo has been developing artificial intelligence and analytics infrastructure for industrial companies to deploy internet-connected equipment. The technology allows companies like manufacturers to automatically…
