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Calgary chicken processing plant will remain open after COVID 19 outbreak
(CP) CALGARY – The Sofina Foods/Lilydale poultry processing plant…
Unifor says autoworkers vote to approve strike action if needed in talks
(CP) TORONTO – The union representing Canadian workers at…
Entrepreneurs prepare to scale up their food businesses in the COVID era
TORONTO – When Isabelle Lam and Jaimie Lee met…
Gradual return to work at Montreal port after truce with employer
MONTREAL – Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal…
Ontario Teachers’ invests in warehouse robotics firm inspired by ant colonies
(CP) CALGARY – A Calgary-based firm that bases its…
Maple Leaf temporarily suspends pork exports to China after COVID 19 cases
(CP) MISSISSAUGA – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. says it…
Texas startup will make a BlackBerry branded 5G phone for North America, Europe
(CP) TORONTO – BlackBerry Ltd. is teaming up with…
Trudeau, Ford to unveil deal to produce N95 masks at Brockville, Ont., 3M plant
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Ontario…
Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever Maintenance and Reliability in a Changed World Virtual Summit, which allowed maintenance, reliability, and operations professionals to learn techniques to optimize their day-to-day maintenance activities.
Unifor launches Big Three negotiations with warning against COVID concessions
TORONTO – Negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers were…
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales posted record gain in June
OTTAWA – Canadian manufacturing sales climbed a record 20.7…
MainTrain 2020 Schedule Announced
PEMAC Asset Management Association of Canada has announced the…
Ford Experiments with Dog-Like Robots
Ford’s new four-legged dog-like robots can sit, shake hands…
The Canadian Shield Donates Face Shields to Education Ministries
Waterloo-based The Canadian Shield is donating 750,000 reusable face…
MRO Virtual Summit A Success
MRO Magazine recently held its first-ever half-day virtual summit.…
Ten workers test positive for COVID 19 at pork processing plant in Manitoba
BRANDON – A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba…
Canadian Natural to take over Painted Pony Energy in $461 million deal
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has struck a…
Linamar helped by ventilator contracts as automobile sales plummeted
GUELPH – Linamar Corp. executives said this week that…
A Proactive Lifestyle for Your Machines – Focus on FLAB
Precision equipment care proactively targets the root causes of machine failure with the specific intent to increase equipment reliability. Proactively managing the mechanical and electrical aspects of fasteners, lubrication, alignment, and balance (FLAB) can increase equipment life, drive equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and support an organization’s environmental sustainability objectives through improved energy efficiency.
Plant closings send GM to 2Q loss, but signs of improvement
(AP) DETROIT – Even though General Motors was able…
