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Former TTC worker launches case over air quality in Toronto’s subway system
TORONTO – A retired worker with the Toronto Transit Commission has launched a court case against the agency, alleging it violated the province’s Environmental Protection Act by allowing harmful contaminants into the city’s subway system. Thomas Donnelly filed a private…
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SkyTrain union, company return to bargaining table while bus drivers set to strike
VANCOUVER – The union representing 900 SkyTrain workers and their employer are returning to the bargaining table, as another Metro Vancouver transit union remains poised to strike next week. TransLink’s BC Rapid Transit Company and CUPE 7000 both say in…
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How GM ended up suing its crosstown rival
(AP) DETROIT – Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair labour cost advantage. Yet that’s what happened Wednesday when General Motors filed a…
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CN strike triggers layoffs in Halifax as rail activity hits the brakes
MONTREAL – The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs – at least for now – as the labour stoppage continues to impact shipping across the country, the union representing the employees said Saturday. More…
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MRO’s 2020 Truck Preview
After an influx of new products hit the truck market in 2019, this model year is more of a transition year for many brands. Once exclusive to heavy duty pick-up trucks and a selection of full-size vans, trucks brands are…
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Tesla to build factory in Germany after subsidies announced
(AP) BERLIN – Germany on Wednesday hailed Tesla’s decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electric cars. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during an awards…
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GM strike pushes industrial production down 0.8% last month
(AP) WASHINGTON – A strike at General Motors pushed U.S. manufacturing production lower in October, adding to the troubles confronting American industry. Manufacturing output tumbled 0.6% last month, the Federal Reserve said Friday, largely because production of cars and auto…
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Family of Labrador crash victim sues Quebec airline over alleged negligence
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The family of a fishing guide who died in a Labrador floatplane crash this summer is suing the Quebec airline for damages, alleging negligence and breach of contractual duties. Seven men, including the pilot, were on…
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Eclipse Shelter at the Loading Dock
Rite-Hite’s improved Eclipse shelter, the first system to block light and seal gaps, providing a dark, environmentally-secure dock. “Loading dock enclosures are designed to create a barrier between interior and exterior environments,” said Kyle Justice, Product Manager. “But, even the…
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Grounded Boeing jet hits another pothole in path to return
(AP) DALLAS – Regulators are asking Boeing to revise documentation of its proposed fixes to software on the 737 Max jet, and the company said Wednesday that it is too early to know whether the request will further delay the…
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Small aircraft operators making ‘gradual drift’ toward unsafe flying, says TSB
OTTAWA – Small aircraft operators in Canada have fallen into a trap of accepting too many safety risks _ and it has to stop before more people are killed or injured, the Transportation Safety Board warned Thursday. TSB senior investigator…
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SeaBus services cancelled on first day of Vancouver transit dispute
VANCOUVER – The first day of job action by transit workers in Metro Vancouver caused SeaBus cancellations on a busy commuter route across the Burrard Inlet. TransLink said seven SeaBus round trips, totalling 14 sailings, were cancelled starting Friday afternoon…
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Bombardier sells aerostructures business as focus on business jets intensifies
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. has signed a US$1.2-billion deal to sell its aerostructures business as the plane-and-train maker continues its shift toward business jets and railcars. Spirit AeroSystems Holding Inc. has signed a definitive agreement with the Montreal-based company to…
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Grounded Boeing plane churns up more turbulence at airlines
(AP) DALLAS – The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has lasted far longer than airlines expected and has cost American and Southwest nearly $1 billion, with the price likely to go much higher. The CEOs of both airlines say…
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GM workers ratify contract, 40 day strike to end
ROMULUS, Mich. – Striking General Motors factory workers will put down their picket signs after approving a new contract that will end a 40-day strike that paralyzed the company’s U.S. production. The United Auto Workers union said in a statement…
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Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
(AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the plane vulnerable to failure of…
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Boeing says it regrets concerns over internal messages
(AP) CHICAGO – Boeing says it regrets concerns raised about internal communications it recently handed over to Congress and federal regulators that are investigating two deadly crashes of the company’s 737 Max airplanes. The company said in a statement Sunday…
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Fairbanks Scales Roller Conveyor Scale
Fairbanks Scales Inc., Roller Conveyor Scale, is designed to capture static weighments of products as they manually move down a conveyor line. The scale weighs products 0.2 to 250 pounds and accommodates objects from 32 to 36 inches. The complete…
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UAW GM strike proving costly to more than workers, automaker
DETROIT – Zack Bazzi is not seeing workers from a nearby General Motors plant swing through the gas station where he works on Detroit’s east side since they went on strike nearly a month ago. Business is “slow,” Bazzi said…
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Cracks were found in a key structural part on 38 Boeing jets
Inspections of some older Boeing jets have turned up structural cracks in more than three dozen of them, raising a new safety issue for the company already dealing with two deadly crashes involving a newer version of the same plane.…
