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Grain shippers worried about strike as feds urge CN and union to continue talks
Conductors, trainpersons and yard workers were on the picket lines, halting freight trains across the country →
Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises remain nimble in the face of change
But not all SMEs are sure about how to leverage technology to its full potential→Torstar to close StarMetro national free newspapers, cutting more than 100 jobs
"Print advertising volumes have decreased significantly... to levels below those required to make them commercially viable," writes Torstar president and chief executive→Across the enterprise: Tackle Industry 4.0 with edge, fog and cloud computing
The pressure is on to join industry heavyweights who have already begun their digital transformation. Jonathan Gross offers advice on building a responsive Industry 4.0 strategy →New federal program offers support for Canadian science and technology companies
A partnership between MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) and Export Development Canada (EDC) will provide tools to scale businesses globally→Despite free flowing kombucha, WeWork tenants feel unease
WeWork will embark on a significant restructuring that will include thousands of layoffs→Ontario tribunal upholds Toronto rules on short term rentals like Airbnb
Part of the problem is that short-term rental listings have tripled since 2015, which has reduced the rental stock. Toronto is dealing with a housing crisis→Ontario considers changes to judicial appointments process, AG says
The move to change was triggered by a controversy earlier this year that allegedly gave people close to the premier's chief of staff lucrative foreign postings→
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Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises remain nimble in the face of change
But not all SMEs are sure about how to leverage technology to its full potential→
Manufacturing in a Connected World: The Principles of Industry 4.0
Four design principles underpin the journey to achieving the full potential of Industry 4.0→
Ontario proposes to extend water bottling moratorium by nine months
The ministry has finished its review of the science, policies and programs used to manage how water is extracted in Ontario, but wants to have the data reviewed by a third party →Concerned groups assess Nova Scotia mill’s plan to pump effluent into strait
Company officials have said that if their plan is not approved, the mill will close, putting more than 300 employees out of work →Greens to vote against Liberal throne speech unless carbon targets toughened: May
"We could never vote confidence in a government that was pursuing pipelines and increasing greenhouse gases," The Green leader said →
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