Ont. cuts WSIB premiums for 2022

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WSIB to cut premium rates in 2022 by $168M

The Ontario government is also proposing to enable the WSIB to work with the Canada Revenue Agency to streamline remittances for businesses. » Read more

Boston Scientific to purchase Baylis Medical cardiology business for US$1.75 billion

The company says Baylis Medical Technologies will continue its development and production of medical devices focused on radiology and neurosurgery. » Read more

U.S. Kellogg’s cereal plant workers to go on strike

The dispute involves an assortment of pay and benefit issues such as the loss premium health care, holiday and vacation pay and reduced retirement benefits. » Read more

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MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS

ElectraMeccanica begins first customer deliveries of its SOLO EV

ElectraMeccanica will continue to ramp production alongside its manufacturing partner and strategic investor, Zongshen Industrial Group. » Read more

Taiga launches a multi-city tour to promote their electric watercraft

Events will take place in Florida, Texas and California to allow riders across the U.S. to experience Taiga's Orca firsthand. » Read more

Dow plans to build new ethylene and derivatives complex in Alberta

The investment would more than triple Dow’s ethylene and polyethylene capacity from its Fort Saskatchewan site while retrofitting the entire site to net-zero scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. » Read more

NEWS

Porter Airlines returns to all year-round markets

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Canada Goose launches a footwear campaign

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The Valens Company enters six manufacturing partnerships

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Mitacs program trying to help Canadian SMEs to emerge stronger post-pandemic

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Wajax announces CEO succession

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German factory orders experience sharp decline in August

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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH

How rainbow colour maps can distort data and be misleading

Decisions based on data being unfairly represented could produce a Martian rover being sent over terrain that is too steep as the topography was inaccurately visualized. » Read more

Virtual reality may help us develop empathy for oceans and marine life

Research is demonstrating the potential of virtual reality to stimulate users’ capacity to imagine and pursue more sustainable futures and to encourage pro-environmental behaviour. » Read more

2022 Advanced Manufacturing Outlook Report findings discussion on Oct. 21 [Roundtable]

Join us online October 21, 1-2:30 EST as we discuss the results of the Advanced Manufacturing Outlook Report findings with a panel of industry experts. » Read more

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