Research & Development
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Uber tests drone food delivery, launches new autonomous SUV
Workers at a restaurant load the meal into a drone and it takes off, and then meets an Uber Eats driver at a drop-off location
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Single-use plastics ban not expected to hurt new petrochemical projects
Single-use plastics are a small part of the overall plastics industry. Bans aren’t expected to cause great disruption, says Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
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Liberals looking to balance tensions between telecom carriers, consumers
The telecom service providers have argued that Canada’s wireless prices aren’t easily comparable with other parts of the world
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Shoppers want green packaging, but reluctant to pay more, study suggests [UPDATED]
The survey shows nearly 90% of respondents believed plastic packaging should be switched to green alternatives – but they don’t want to pay extra
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Industrial companies making gains in IoT usage, study
The benefits are huge, but the disruption is not to be underestimated
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As craft beer market grows, so do wild flavours
Craft brewing has become an arms race as brewers work to distinguish themselves, with flavors like steak and onion or peanut butter and pickles
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World’s top steelmaker to cut output further in Europe
Weak demand and high imports signal troubles for steel producers in the wider industry
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Ontario cuts $24M in funding to two AI research institutes
The Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence received $10 million last year, but was due to receive a total of $30 million under an agreement with the previous government
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Beer Canada releases 2018 Industry Trends update
The number of licensed brewing facilities operating in Canada increased to 995 in 2018 – more than double the number in operation just 5 years ago
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Feds funds science research with $275M over five years
NSERC says the funding is earmarked for supporting international, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking and high-risk research
