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Ontario stay-at-home order may be extended past May 20: Elliott

The province's top doctor said he would like to see "well below 1,000" daily cases before Ontario lifts the stay-at-home order


According to vaccine maker BioNTech, there is no need to waive patents

BioNTech's estimated revenues surged to over 2 billion euros for the period from January to March, compared with just 28 million euros in the same period last year.


US opens probe into steering problems in Honda Accord sedans

Mechanics couldn't find a digital trouble code for the problem, so the car was not covered under a 2015 extended warranty agreement for power steering column failures
 
 
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Women in Manufacturing, May 13

Did you know that women comprise just 29% of the #manufacturing workforce? Find out how industry leaders are pushing the sector forward at the #WomenInManufacturing Virtual Summit, May 13 at 1 pm ET. » Register here for free
 
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McMaster Innovation Park appoints David Gibbins to Development Advisory Panel

MIP is pursuing a significant expansion, to a total of 3.2 million sq. ft to support scale-up in life sciences manufacturing. » Read more
 
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Truck OEMs to adopt advanced diesel engine technology by 2030 to comply with emission regulations

2.37 million powertrain units are expected to be sold globally by 2030 that will include 1.8 million units of diesel powertrain and 0.57 million units of xEV, finds Frost & Sullivan » Read more
 
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Trips waiver: there’s more to the story than vaccine patents

The US has backed a proposal to waive intellectual property relating to COVID measures – but global efforts need to go beyond vaccine patents » Read more
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How better conversations can help reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots

Canadian researchers are looking to find the positive motivations of vaccine hesitant people, whether they are new parents or other adults » Read more
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The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and the SolarWinds hack were all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a ‘wicked’ problem

Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity » Read more
 
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Ontario launches mobile vaccine units in hot spot workplaces

The Ontario government has launched mobile COVID-19 vaccine units for small to medium-sized businesses in hot spot communities. » Read more

CAE receives Women in Governance Parity Certification

CAE was awarded the silver-level certification by Women in Governance for promoting gender parity in the workplace. » Read more