Barrie manufacturers receive $2.8M

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Ontario investing more than $2.8M in Barrie area manufacturers

The funding hopes to create 72 jobs, and help retain over 280 jobs in the Barrie area » Read more

Mercedes sketches out all electric scenario by decade’s end

Mercedes plans to invest 40 billion euros (US$47 billion) in battery-driven vehicles between 2022 and 2080 » Read more

Conservatives ask auditor general to review tax change confusion

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MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS

Schneider Electric implements predictive maintenance for Nestlé’s Dubai South factory

Schneider's Internet-of-Things and Cloud-Based technologies will help ensure that Nestlé Al Maha factory in the UAE avoids unplanned downtime, improves asset performance and optimizes electricity usage » Read more

Sensor technologies for pressure injury prevention improve outcomes and operational efficiency for hospitals

New solutions deliver value to hospitals by improving patient care through increased adherence to patient repositioning protocols, according to providers surveyed by Frost & Sullivan » Read more

Feds taking action to support farmers facing extreme weather

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Is Delta defeating us? Here’s why the variant makes contact tracing so much harder

NSW's successful test and trace strategy controlled the Crossroads Hotel outbreak a year ago without needing a stringent lockdown. But this has not worked as well against Delta » Read more

Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand

Not every extreme weather event is caused by climate change, but heat waves that were once ridiculously improbable are showing up more often » Read more

New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe – they mean the system to report side effects is working

Ongoing tracking is meant to spot very rare risks – like the connection between the Johnson & Johnson shot and Guillain-Barré syndrome. And it relies on public reporting » Read more

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XCMG ships construction machinery equipment to South America

XCMG sent off 972 units of construction machinery products to customers in South America via COSCO Shipping from Lianyungang, China » Read more

Unifor issues 72 hour strike notice at Rio Tinto facilities in Kitimat, Kemano, B.C.

The union representing Rio Tinto employees in British Columbia has issued a 72-hour strike notice after nearly seven weeks of negotiations. » Read more