Toyota to build EV battery plant

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Toyota commits $1.3B to build EV battery plant in Greensboro, N.C.

The plant is part of $3.4 billion that Toyota plans to spend in the U.S. on automotive batteries during the next decade. » Read more

Margins disappear for small businesses amid supply chain challenges

Prices are also climbing because Statistics Canada said the annual pace of inflation hit 4.7 per cent last month, the largest year-over-year gain in the consumer price index since February 2003. » Read more

Opposition MPs on finance committee ready to review Liberal pandemic aid package

As part of a compromise to fast-track the legislation, the Liberals agreed to have Freeland sit for at least two hours of questioning before the committee. » Read more

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MANUFACTURING IN FOCUS

Merck Canada to expand manufacturing for Molnupiravir to Whitby, ON

Whitby, ON will manufacture molnupiravir for distribution in Canada and the United Kingdom as well as markets in the European Union. » Read more

ElectraMeccanica provides a sales update on its SOLO EV

The Company has delivered a total of 42 SOLO EVs to reservation and fleet holders. » Read more

Li-Cycle appoints Debbie Simpson as new CFO

Prior to joining Li-Cycle, Ms. Simpson served as the CFO of Maple Leaf Foods, a protein company with revenues of approximately $4 billion and over 13,000 employees. » Read more

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ATS completes acquisition of SP Industries

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Matcom expands operations to B.C.

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Sigma Lithium to start production plant construction

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Canadian military repairing cracks in their CH-148 Cyclone helicopters

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B.C. expands financial assistance for people affected by flooding

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INCA Renewtech appoints Mary Wetzel to board of directors and Paul Wybo as COO

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MANUFACTURING IN-DEPTH

In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think – but still not enough

There is still a chance that China will enhance its contribution to the fight against climate change. » Read more

Virtual care still has a place in post-pandemic health care

Researchers say many of the barriers to virtual care can be overcome; in fact, access to the internet among Canadians aged 65 and older more than doubled to 68 per cent from 32 per cent between 2007 and 2016. » Read more

Consumers value a product viewed online more if they see it being virtually touched

Of the posts that contained a product, 43% portrayed hands in physical contact with it. These garnered significantly more engagement – receiving on average 65% more “likes” – than those that didn’t. » Read more

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From bust to boom: N.L. oil workers finding new careers in province’s tech sector

Adam Lichter says he spent his last year in Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil industry teaching himself to code while working on a supply vessel in an oilfield about 350 kilometres off the coast of St. John’s. » Read more

Backlogs build as CN trains start to roll again after B.C. tracks repaired

Amid growing backlogs, Canadian National Railway Co. trains are moving through southern British Columbia again after extensive flooding over the last three weeks. » Read more