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Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August

The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to "discretionary" travel like vacations and shopping trips since the pandemic took hold of the continent in mid-March


Ontario ‘prepared’ for second COVID-19 wave, Ford says as hospitals sound alarm

The statement came a day after Ford announced most of the province will reopen further July 17


Advanced Manufacturing Outlook 2021

For a second year, Canadian Manufacturing and PLANT magazines are putting together a report on advanced manufacturing that will provide valuable insights into how companies are (or are not) engaging with Industry 4.0, and we want to hear from you! How is your firm utilizing IoT, analytics, automation or other elements of digitization? Deadline to participate is July 31


Responding to COVID-19: Industry Leadership Honours

Manufacturers and their workforces are among the heroes who have battled the spread of COVID-19, and we are going to recognize them with a virtual gala event Sept. 17, 2020 at 11AM ET. Register to watch, apply for the awards or nominate a deserving company today!
 
 
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MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS 
 

Eclipse gets $1.4M in funding from Ontario for N95 masks

Part of the province's plan to increase the capacity of Ontario-made PPE. » Read more
 

Canadian companies join forces to test shared spaces for COVID-19

New company brings together rapid-testing technology with building-design expertise » Read more
 

Ichor Blood Services expands in-home COVID-19 antibody testing amid high demand

Ichor Blood Services currently offers bookings in Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, with immediate plans to expand » Read more
 

How Your Business Can Successfully Adjust and Recover from the Pandemic

Join accounting firm Fuller Landau LLP and Annex Business Media on July 16th for a complimentary webinar focusing on: "How Your Business Can Successfully Adjust and Recover from the Pandemic". Both operational and financial remedies will be discussed — all to help your business adapt, adjust and recover from the impacts of COVID-19. The webinar also includes a Q&A session. Check it out! » Read more
 
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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH 
 

How manufacturers can receive funding from the government

A SYSPRO webinar explored available programs for manufacturers » read more

SPONSORED: Address market risk while documenting the ROI of analytics

CLPM and other data analytics solutions are transforming plant data into actionable insights » read more
 
LATEST FROM PLANT 
 

World markets mostly higher on hopes for coronavirus vaccine

Focus was on news scientists soon will begin a 30,000-person study of the experimental vaccine developed by Moderna. » read more

Europe’s shift to electric cars picks up despite recession

Sales of internal combustion cars have fallen, demand for battery-only cars and hybrids has been stable or even increased. » read more