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Conferences & Events

May 21

Managing Animal Mortalities 4th International Symposium on Managing Animal Mortality, Products, By-Products, and Associated Health Risk - Dearborn, Mich. - May 21-24, 2012 Details

May 22

Vitafoods Europe Focusing on nutraceuticals, functional foods and the functional drinks industries. Geneva, Switzerland. Details

Heroux-Devtek expands Quebec ops with $6.2M from Investissement Quebec

Landing gear manufacturer Heroux-Devtek will create 50 new jobs after receiving more than $6.2 million of financial support from the Quebec government. The Montreal-based aerospace company will receive a $5.4-million grant from Quebec and a loan from Investissement Quebec for $811,000. The funding will be used as part of Heroux-Devtek’s $25.7-million project at its facility ...

Magna projects record year

Magna International Inc. is so optimistic about an improving global auto industry that boosted its 2012 outlook to project a record year of sales for its auto parts business. Canada’s largest auto parts maker, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said it now expects to book between US$29 billion and $30.5 billion in sales ...

New NPT taps feature new flute design

Emuge Corp.,today introduced a new line of NPT Taper Pipe Taps that features a newly developed flute form with variable skip tooth geometry. The advanced flute design optimizes chip flow and clearance and lowers tapping torque, which is ideal for materials that produce long, stringy chip formations. Taper pipe threads have a much higher volume ...

Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show offers special evening for independent job shops

Organizers of the newly-expanded Montreal Manufacturing Technology Show (MMTS) – to be held May 14-16 at Montreal’s Place Bonaventure – have announced that they will be extending the show’s hours for a special evening offered exclusively for independent job shops across the province. On Tuesday, May 15 from 4:00-8:00 p.m., job shop owners, staff and ...

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Feds looking at EI recipients relocating to jobs

A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa is looking at ways to get people receiving employment insurance to move to other regions with more jobs.

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CAE to source pilots with $314M Oxford acquisition

CAE is expanding it global flight training capabilities and entering the pilot outsourcing business by acquiring Oxford Aviation Academy and a subsidiary for $314 million.

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Keep production in Japan to aid recovery: Toyota president

Toyota president Akio Toyoda took the helm at Japan's auto industry group with a promise to keep production and jobs at home to help along the country's recovery.

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US, EU top Canadian trade choices: BMO survey

A BMO survey shows the US is still the most popular market by a wide margin for Canadian companies looking to expand internationally, with the EU ranked second.

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PLANT takes on Museo Ferrari [PHOTO GALLERY]

A little eye candy from Ferrari in Maranello, Italy.

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Carbon rule delays will lock in high emissions: research

Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.

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Our products need to measure environmental footprint: report

A new report says the world is moving to a new business standard for being green, but Canada is not moving along with it.

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Nova Scotia wants 10% tidal power

Nova Scotia has set a target to replace 10% of the province's current power supply with tidal energy over the next decade to reduce fossil fuel consumption.

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Partners in Prevention 2012: Taking precautions

Ensuring worker safety through preventative measures, best-practices and oversight

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Canadian firms pursue growth through acquisitions: Grant Thornton

Canadian companies are pursuing growth through acquisitions over the next three years, says a Grant Thornton International Business Report.

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Canon moving to robots-only digital camera production

Canon is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs – a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.

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Economy adds 58,200 jobs: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the economy surprised again in April, creating 58,200 new jobs as employment rose in most goods-producing industries and in most provinces.

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UPDATE: Cliffs may export 40% of chromite for processing

Ontario will likely give Cliffs Natural Resources an exemption from the Mining Act to process 40% of the chromite it takes out of the Ring of Fire offshore.

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PLANT takes on Milan: Day 2

Expansive FieraMilano showcases FluidTrans, Plast 2012 and Xylexpo trade shows.

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Climate change denial cost Wildrose the Alberta election: Stelmach

Former Alberta premier Ed Stelmach says Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith's refusal to admit climate change exists cost her party a shot at victory in last month's election.

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$150M expansion planned for STP-McKay Thermal Project

Southern Pacific Resource Corp. is expanding its steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) project in Alberta’s Athabasca oil sands region.

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March trade surplus up; exports, imports down

Statistics Canada says exports and imports both slipped in March, but the country’s trade surplus rose to $351 million from $273 million in February.

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Italian machine tool orders up on foreign demand

During the first quarter of 2012, the Italian machine tool index of orders, processed by the Studies Dept. of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE has recorded a 10.5% increase when compared with the same period of last year, with an absolute total of 124.7 (2005=100). A continuation of the positive trend, which, with the exclusion of the ...

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Canadians hungry for M&A: Ernst & Young

More Canadian companies intend to pursue acquisitions, bucking global statistics, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.

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Cliffs looking at $1.8B chromite plant near Sudbury

An agreement between Cliffs Natural Resources and the Ontario government for a $1.8 billion chromite processing facility near Sudbury is still months away.