Canada’s wholesale sales rose 0.7 per cent in June, to $56.4 billion
Following the news that Canadian manufacturing sales rose by 0.8 per cent in June, Statistics Canada reports that wholesale sales were also up in June, rising 0.7 per cent, to […]
Singapore scientists invent bendable concrete for low-maintenance roads
Any advance in road-building technology would be welcome in Canada, where road surfaces often seem to start to crumble almost as soon as the construction equipment leaves the site. Researchers […]
Regina refinery will reuse all water with GE wastewater technology
GE said in a statement today that the Federated Co-Operatives Limited refinery complex in Regina is installing GE wastewater treatment technology that will enable it to clean 100 per cent […]
Widespread gains in June manufacturing sales encouraging sign in sluggish economy
A jump in Canadian manufacturing sales in June is seen as an encouraging development for the industry, which has seen sluggish growth since hitting an all-time record last January, when […]
Airline debacle highlights need for businesses to be tech smart
Many people must have wondered yesterday as they spent hours waiting in airports around the world for their Delta Airlines flights how this could have happened. How could a modern, […]
Oil prices, production in Canada not likely to reach former levels again: CIBC
Canada’s employment statistics for July were disappointing and, as is often the case, worse than economists had expected. The country lost 31,000 jobs, enough to lift the unemployment rate by […]
Labour groups welcome interim report on precarious workers in Ontario
Ontario’s labour movement is applauding the government’s release of an interim report on revising the province’s labour laws. Unifor national president Jerry Dias called it a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to transform […]
Tech sector larger, more important to economy than previously thought: study
Two researchers at Ryerson University’s Brookfield Institute have found that Canada’s high-tech sector is larger, more profitable, and more important to the economy than previously thought. In their study, “The […]
Talk of recovery in Canada’s oilpatch as Encana posts better than expected earnings
There is talk of recovery in Canada’s oil industry today as Calgary-based Encana reports operating earnings of $89 million for the second quarter ending June 30. This is in contrast […]
Ford looking to use agave plant biomass to make green plastic for cars
Normally, when the plant has been used for its commercial purpose of making tequila, the substantial left-overs of the agave plant are considered waste and, except for some that are […]
SWISS inaugurates commercial flights of Bombardier’s CS100
Bombardier may not have taken any new orders for its C Series jets at the Farnborough International Airshow in England this week, but at least it had the satisfaction of […]
Hopes high for Bombardier CSeries breakthrough at Farnborough Airshow
Bombardier’s CS100 aircraft is set to be one of the “stars” of this year’s Farnborough airshow, according to England’s Guardian newspaper, though not exactly for the highly technical reasons usually […]
