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Supreme Court says companies must pay for mercury waste site maintenance
OTTAWA – Two forest-product companies are on the hook for maintaining a mercury waste site near Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The 4-3 decision Friday brought some clarity to a dispute that bubbled…
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TMMC’s New President
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has appointed Frank Voss as President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC), taking over for Fred Volf, who will retire on January 1, after 32 years with Toyota. Voss has over 30 years of automotive…
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Rittal Wins North American Supplier of the Year Marketing Excellence Award 2019
Rittal Systems Ltd., Canada was awarded the Affiliated Distributors (AD) Supplier of the Year Marketing Excellence Award for 2019. “We are pleased to award Rittal with the Supplier of the Year, Marketing Excellence Award as their innovative marketing programs have…
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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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Husky Energy confirms 370 job cuts as it trims 2020 21 spending by $500 million
CALGARY – About 370 jobs have been cut at Husky Energy Inc. this year with most of the reductions coming in a major round of layoffs in October, CEO Rob Peabody revealed on a conference call Monday to discuss the…
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TC Transcontinental selling paper and woven polypropylene packaging business
MONTREAL – TC Transcontinental has signed a deal to sell its paper and woven polypropylene packaging operations to Hood Packaging Corp. for about $239 million. The company says it plans to use the net proceeds from the sale to reduce…
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Mexico’s USMCA point man says final details being ironed out to approve pact
OTTAWA – Mexico’s point man on the new North American free-trade agreement shed some light on the remaining impediments to finalizing the deal by end of year – suggesting everyone could be shaking hands by next week if there’s enough…
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Chinese firm buying Continental Gold
TORONTO – A Chinese mining company has signed a friendly deal to buy Continental Gold Inc. for $1.4 billion. Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay $5.50 per share in cash for the Toronto-based company which is developing…
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US manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month
(AP) WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturing output deteriorated for the fourth consecutive month, damaged by trade conflicts and a weakening global economy. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Monday that its manufacturing index dipped to 48.1…
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Two workers missing at Centerra’s Kumtor mine after rockfall, operations halted
TORONTO – Centerra Gold Inc. says two workers are missing after a “significant rock movement” at its Kumtor mine in the Kyrgyz Republic. The company says the incident happened at the Lysii waste rock dump and that two employees working…
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CTMA Elects New President
The Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA) named Chris Hergott, as its new President. Hergott has 27 years of tooling industry experience. He began his career at Millard’s Precision Machine and Tool and also spent time at BES Tool as…
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More hybrids and renewables: Study imagines Nova Scotia’s green future in 2030
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s largest environmental group has published a study that envisions a province where more than 40 per cent of cars are hybrids or electric, heat pumps are widespread and imported electricity replaces coal. The report, commissioned by…
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Above ground power lines grow in risk as climate changes
(AP) WASHINGTON – Trees toppling onto above-ground power lines spark wildfires, more than 1,000 of them in the last decade in California alone. The wires snap in blizzards and hurricanes, causing dayslong outages. Everywhere, power poles topple in all kinds…
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up 1.0 per cent in September
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says wholesale trade rose 1.0 per cent to $65.1 billion in September, boosted by gains in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector. The move higher reversed a drop of 1.2 per cent in August. Economists on…
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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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Kirkland Lake Gold to acquire Detour Gold in stock deal worth $4.9 billion
TORONTO – Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire Detour Gold Corp. in a deal that values the company at about $4.9 billion. Under the agreement, Detour Gold shareholders will receive 0.4343 of a Kirkland Lake share…
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Operational Excellence Week Canada Impresses
Operational Excellence Week Canada conference and workshops recently took place in Toronto at the Old Mill Inn. It brought together industry professionals to discuss a wide range of topics in the operational excellence realm. The event began with pre-conference workshops,…
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B.C. introduces gas price transparency law forcing companies to reveal data
VICTORIA – It’s time to reveal to drivers in British Columbia how the price of gasoline is set, says provincial cabinet minister Bruce Ralston. If passed, legislation introduced Monday would legally force oil and gas companies to make known how…
