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Enbridge Line 3 pipeline approval expected to ease Canadian oil price woes
Calgary – Canada’s oilpatch is eagerly anticipating higher prices and profits after Minnesota regulators approved Calgary-based Enbridge Inc.’s $9-billion project to upgrade its deteriorating Line 3 crude oil pipeline through the state. The replacement pipeline is to restore Line 3’s…
A look at the numbers behind Ottawa’s tariff reprisal against Trump
Ottawa – The sweeping Canadian retaliation against Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs has been carefully crafted in hopes of hitting the U.S. president where it hurts. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s counter-tariffs will take effect Sunday – a month after…
China’s manufacturing weakens in June amid trade tensions
Beijing – China’s manufacturing activity decelerated in June as U.S.-Chinese trade tensions added to concern the economy is cooling due to tighter government controls on lending, a survey showed Saturday. The National Statistics Bureau’s purchasing managers’ index declined to 51.5…
S unemployment falls nearly to 1969 levels; hiring is solid
Washington – Another month of strong hiring drove the nation’s unemployment rate down to 3.8 per cent – tantalizingly close to the level last seen in 1969, when Detroit still dominated the auto industry and the Vietnam War was raging.…
Bombardier and union reach new collective agreement for Toronto workers
Toronto – Bombardier says it has reached new three-year collective agreements with more than 2,100 production and office workers at its operations in Toronto. The contracts cover workers represented by Unifor Local 112 who work at Bombardier’s Downsview plant and…
Maple Leaf Foods buying poultry plants in Ontario and Quebec from Cericola Farms
Mississauga, Ont. – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has signed an agreement to buy two poultry plants and associated supply from Cericola Farms, a privately held company. The plants are in Bradford, Ont., and Drummondville, Que., and together process a total…
Cervus equipment expands to introduce storage and racking solutions
Calgary, Alta. – Cervus Equipment, the largest John Deere and Peterbilt dealership group in Canada, announced that extensive, new storage and racking solutions will be available from its Forklifts division. Cervus Equipment’s Forklift and Materials Handling division is growing to…
Worker critically injured by partly-disassembled machine
A worker who was cleaning a mixer/grinder machine was critically injured by the partly-disassembled machine. On January 20, 2017, a sanitation worker employed by a Toronto meat processor was cleaning a mixer/grinder machine at the plant. The worker was cleaning…
Get the schedules for workplace inspection blitzes
The Ontario Ministry of Labour publishes a schedule of inspection blitzes and initiatives in specific sectors as a way to enhance employers’ awareness of their responsibilities. Inspection blitzes are part of our Safe At Work Ontario compliance strategy and all…
Trump’s tariffs will be more painful for Canada than U.S.: economist
Toronto – The Trump administration’s tariff threats have the potential to drive companies currently operating in Canada out of the country, the president of a Canadian automotive association said Tuesday. The United States has already imposed tariffs on the steel…
Used equipment centre opens in Alberta
Edmonton – Finning Canada, a division of Finning International Inc., opened the doors of its first Used Equipment Centre in Acheson, Alta. just outside Edmonton on June 15. The facility offers access to every piece of used equipment in Finning’s…
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Hydro Ottawa releases 2017 Annual Report
Ottawa – Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. has released its 2017 Annual Report, which showcases the company’s strong performance and celebrates the completion of its Chaudière Falls expansion project. Board Chair, Jim Durrell, ICD.D, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Bryce…
Bombardier and union reach new collective agreement for Toronto workers
Toronto – Bombardier says it has reached new three-year collective agreements with more than 2,100 production and office workers at its operations in Toronto. The contracts cover workers represented by Unifor Local 112 who work at Bombardier’s Downsview plant and…
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Strategic review drives GE towards aviation, power and renewable energy
New York – General Electric Co. is shrinking again, becoming a mere shadow of the globe-spanning conglomerate that it was before the Great Recession. GE said Tuesday that it will spin off its health-care business and sell its interest in…
Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum a major peril to Canada’s economy, MPs told
Ottawa – Canada needs to stand its ground in its ongoing tariff fight with the United States, witnesses from steel companies, manufacturers and the steelworkers union warned MPs Tuesday as President Donald Trump continued to hint there could be more…
GHG initiative challenges industry to reduce emissions at Global Energy Summit in Toronto
Toronto – Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced an initiative to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2 million tons by the year 2022 and issued a challenge to industry participants to set similarly aggressive targets for the same four-year time…
Bombardier pouring millions into creation of GTA aerospace hub
Toronto – Bombardier says it will be pouring millions of dollars into various projects aimed at creating an aerospace hub in the Greater Toronto Area. The aerospace giant says the funding strengthens its partnership with a local consortium whose primary…
Worker dies of injuries suffered in industrial accident in Oshawa, Ont.
Oshawa, Ont. – The Ministry of Labour says a worker who was critically injured Tuesday at a construction site in Oshawa, Ont., has died in hospital. Ministry spokeswoman Janet Deline says the worker was struck by a bucket that was…
Tesla sues ex employee alleging data theft, leaks to media
Detroit – Tesla is suing a former employee at its Nevada battery factory alleging that he hacked into the manufacturing computers and disclosed confidential trade secrets. The U.S. federal lawsuit contends that Martin Tripp of Sparks, Nevada, also made false…
Worker struck by falling beam during milling machine installation, manufacturing company fined
A Windsor contracting company has been fined 75-thousand dollars after a worker was critically injured while helping to install milling machines at a manufacturing plant. C-M-F Group pleaded guilty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection with the…
