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Federal government, through the Strategic Innovation Fund, commits an additional $15M to Nova Bus

The investment includes the upgrade of the company's Québec manufacturing facilities in Saint-Eustache and Saint-François-du-Lac and the introduction of innovative energy-efficient processes and digital technologies to increase operational efficiency.


Canadian companies outperformed on digital transformation, underperformed on workforce management: survey

Nearly one-third confirm they're looking at M&A to help them reimagine business models


Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket’s 1st crew flight

Jeff Bezos will become the first person to ride his own rocket to space
 
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DIRTT expands its investment in US manufacturing to support construction demand

An approximate $18.5 million investment, the Rock Hill plant operates in a leased, custom-built 130,000 square foot building and is expandable to 260,000 square feet to support future growth. » Register here for free
 
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Queen’s University gets smarter with wandaNEXT and Tork IoT data

Bunzl Canada partners with Tork to integrate smart dispensing with its predictive digital cleaning program » Read more
 
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Despite economic turbulence, ThermHex increases turnover again

The company is in the process of increasing its staff by the same amount in the next 12 months » Read more
 
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The Trade Commissioner Service calls on manufacturers to pitch innovative technologies and solutions to BMW

Canadian start-ups providing clean-tech solutions in a variety of areas of relevance to an automotive manufacturer are invited to apply to the BMW 360° Sustainability Challenge. » Read more
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From smallpox to polio, vaccine rollouts have always had doubters. But they work in the end

History tells us the public will tolerate risk of harm from a vaccine if their fear of the disease exceeds their fear of the vaccine » Read more
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To become an innovation nation, we really need to think smaller

Just 5% of Australian businesses have collaborated with university researchers, and the smaller the company, the less likely collaboration » Read more
 
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New recruiting network exclusive to manufacturing

Annex partnered with recruiting professionals NetHire, experts in online recruiting and candidate management, to launch and run the site. » Read more

Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate 8.2%, Statistics Canada says

The losses marked the second consecutive month of declines after 207,000 jobs were lost in April. » Read more