Manufacturing
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McKenna dons hard hat, vows to pick up pace of infrastructure projects [UPDATED]
The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12 years to improving roads, bridges, public transit systems and other needed infrastructure
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NATO’s aging eye in the sky to get a last overhaul
NATO and Boeing have agreed to a US$1 billion contract to refurbish the military alliance’s aging fleet of surveillance planes
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BRP reports third quarter profit and revenue up from year ago, raises guidance [UPDATED]
Revenue totalled $1.64 billion, up from $1.39 billion in the same quarter last year
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Premiers need to quit picking fights and focus on Canadians: Ball
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Dwight Ball was the latest in a series of provincial leaders to cycle through meetings with PM Trudeau
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China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early
Environment ministry published a report saying China’s CO2 emissions per unit of GDP had fallen last year by 4% from a year earlier to stand at 45.8% less than in 2005
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Saskatchewan premier says meeting with Freeland more cordial than with Trudeau
Scott Moe described a meeting earlier this month with Trudeau in Ottawa as disappointing
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Micro-learning platform helps frontline workers remember to do the things
Axonify’s CEO Carol Leaman says her company’s “micro-learning” training platform can help manufacturers reach employees in effective ways
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Nova Scotia ad campaign for ‘Dirty Blonde’ beer sparks complaints about sexism
The campaign included the slogans: “Everybody loves a dirty blonde from Dartmouth,” and “We’d like you to meet another blonde from Dartmouth”
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More clues point to chemical compound in U.S. vaping illnesses
Researchers analyzed black market vaping cartridges seized in Minnesota during the outbreak this year
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Lumber giant Canfor announces it’s cutting back on mill operations in B.C.
Canfor is curtailing operations from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3 for all its mills except the WynnWood sawmill in central Kootenay
