Oilsands companies hope to innovate cleaner, more profitable future
Reducing costs and mitigating environmental impact are the “double bottomline” issues that a new Canadian clean technology partnership will tackle in coming years. Two of the country’s major energy companies, […]
Microgrids coming to two Ontario power utilities
Two Ontario cities are moving ahead with plans to incorporate utility microgrids in their traditional power grids. A microgrid is a small-scale local energy grid with its own power resources, […]
Toyota Canada top producer for first time in 2015; RAV4 on a roar
Canada set a new record for car sales in 2015, with nearly 1.9 million vehicles sold. According to one industry analyst, Dennis DesRosiers, it’s possible that 2016 will be another […]
Bid deadline today for Canada’s new search and rescue aircraft
After many delays, the bids are finally in for providing Canada with its new fleet of fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. The program will replace Canada’s existing, very old fleets […]
Canadian company to provide modular housing for refugees in Sweden
A Canadian company that specializes in global energy solutions is a step closer to its goal of becoming a leader in the deployment of temporary shelter and medical facilities in […]
Move to autonomous cars gains momentum with CES announcements, more expected from Detroit auto show
Autonomous, or driverless, cars are getting a lot of attention at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ford announced an advanced new type of light and radar (LiDAR) […]
Canadian manufacturing continued to slide in December, though not in Ontario
Manufacturing continues to take a hit on both sides of the Canada/US border, in part because of the slowing Chinese economy. The Royal Bank of Canada’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index […]
Armoured vehicles an important niche in Ontario’s auto industry
A company that began more than twenty years ago to provide cash transfer services from business premises to the bank vault has opened a new facility, complete with Canada’s only […]
Pipelines, railways equally safe for transporting crude oil: report
The two main means of transporting crude oil in Canada are equally safe, according to a report prepared by a group that represents one of those means, the Railway Association […]
Aerospace is to Quebec what auto industry is to Ontario, and must be supported: Couillard
Bombardier management can count on the support of the Quebec government in seeking greater financial support from the federal government. The Montreal-based aerospace company received $1.3 billion from the Couillard […]
Bombardier CS100 certified by Transport Canada
Transport Canada has certified Bombardier’s CS100 commercial aircraft, the smaller of two planes in the aircraft maker’s C Series program. The single-aisle CS100 seats 110–125 passengers. The larger CS300 is […]
TransCanada submits new, more costly proposal for Energy East pipeline
Beset by layoffs, falling oil prices and the rejection of its most cherished project, the Keystone XL pipeline, Calgary-based TransCanada Pipeline has submitted a revised proposal to the National Energy […]
