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Ottawa approves Air Canada’s $190 million Transat purchase

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the approval Feb. 10 just days before the deal's Feb. 15 deadline


Feds invest $14.9B to expand and advance public transit

Dedicated and permanent federal funding focused on zero-emission adoption and electric mobility across Canada


FedDev Ontario investments are intended to support manufacturers

Nearly $6.5 million to help six local businesses scale up operations and create more than 90 new jobs across rural southwestern Ontario.
 
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SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY FOR MANUFACTURING LEADERS

Supply Chain Canada in collaboration with NGEN presents a 3-Half Day Course on “Supply Chain Strategy For Manufacturing Leaders” If you need to elevate your Supply Chain to address challenges in the marketplace and set up for supply chain success in delivering on your organization's customer expectations, join this workshop to start the process of assessment, planning, and developing a roadmap. As the economic landscape evolves and the role of supply chain becomes more integral to economic growth, this course offers relevant practices that can help build an actionable strategy.
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11 Canadian Companies named to the 2021 Global Cleantech 100 list

The 11 Canadian companies named encompass a wide variety of industries » Read more
 
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Héroux-Devtek appoints Didier Evrard as director

Evrard most recently served as executive vice-president and Head of Programs at Airbus Commercial Aircraft » Read more
 
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Dairy Farmers of Canada’s Blue Cow logo will be on Astro and Stonyfield yogurt brands

The logo provides clarity to consumers that the milk used in the dairy products they buy was produced by Canadian farmers. » Read more
 
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What you need to know if you're considering digitalizing your manufacturing business

Across Canada, manufacturers are ramping up their digital strategies for much needed agility, control, and visibility into their operations. Implementing an ERP system is often a great place to start. Still, there are various misconceptions about ERP systems that exist - from the size of the organizations that can use them to the costs and benefits that can be realized. If you are thinking about digitalizing your operations or have considered an ERP, join this session to learn how your initiatives can succeed. >> Register Here
 
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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH 
 
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Machine learning helping food manufacturers battle pandemic and look to the future

350 million potatoes were left in storage because of bars and restaurants being closed due to COVID-19 » read more
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Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter

How the UK came to be the world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, in the words of a person who made it all happen » read more
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The $4 trillion economic cost of not vaccinating the entire world

The world's most advanced economies will incur half the total costs associated with a failure to vaccinate poorer nations, which could exceed $4 trillion if only half their citizens are inoculated » read more
 
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Shifting gears: unprecedented investments driving the change to a greener auto sector in Ontario

Canada saw EV sales rising 25 percent in pre-pandemic times although the number of plug-in vehicles in early 2020 was actually 21 percent less than in December 2018. » read more

20 new jobs coming to Dwight: Electronics company relocates manufacturing

The company’s former vice-president James Tanner announced on Tuesday, Feb. 2 he acquired Bryston in partnership with Axiom Audio, based in Dwight on Highway 60. » read more