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Ontario investing $2.5M in Siemens Healthineers to support domestic medical technology manufacturing

To scale up their production capacity, Siemens Healthineers is investing over $20 million into their Ottawa facilities to increase their manufacturing output.


GM says it will support unions at new battery factories

The company's May 25 statement about the plants departs from its past stance that the joint venture, called Ultium LLC, would decide on a bargaining strategy.


Federal rebate set to make electric cars more affordable

Government agreements show Tesla was reimbursed around $102 million of the roughly $296 million sent to individual dealerships selling EVs from 15 different automakers.
 
 
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Héroux-Devtek appoints Annie Thabet as new director

Héroux-Devtek Inc. is an international company specializing in the design, development, manufacture, repair and overhaul of aircraft landing gear » Register here for free
 
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Four major trends reshaping Canada’s grocery sector post-COVID-19

A new report from the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship (BII+E) explores trends in Canada's food retail industry » Read more
 
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Bell expands Canada’s 5G wireless network in Manitoba

St. Andrews and Stonewall added to Manitoba's growing 5G network » Read more
 
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NGen’s Careers of the Future site to grow interest in advanced manufacturing careers

According to NGen’s research, young people still overwhelmingly have manufacturing ideas that are 40-50 years out of date; seeing it as repetitive work, assembly line labour, and manual in nature » Read more
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Think like a virus to understand why the pandemic isn’t over yet – and what the US needs to do to help other countries

Viruses want to pass on their genetic material. Recognizing this about SARS-CoV-2 provides insight into how the world is still vulnerable to COVID-19 » Read more
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Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates in a clear sign of climate change

Heat and dryness are leaving high mountain areas more vulnerable to forest fires » Read more
 
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Ruthman Companies appoints new Regional Sales Manager

Ruthman Companies appointed Trice Zaffino to the role of Regional Sales Manager, Central Plains States U.S. » Read more

Sandvik announces group’s Sustainability Award

The team at Svedala, represented by Jörgen Petersson and Anders Åkesson of Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions (SRP) developed a circularity program for the manufacturing of premium rock crushing chambers. » Read more