Audit pans government’s climate change progress
An audit of the three federal entities that are supposed to be working to reduce Canada’s greenhouse emissions—Environment Canada, National Resources Canada, and Transport Canada—has found that the federal departments […]
MRO contract of $423 million for Canada’s CC-130 Hercules fleet
Cascade Aersospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia, has subcontracted Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group Canada, also of Abbotsford, to provide maintenance and service support for the RCAF’s legacy fleet of CC-130 […]
Ford hiring 1,000 at Oakville assembly plant
There is jubilation in Oakville and Hamilton, Ontario, after Ford announced it would hire 1,000 full-time workers to build the new 2015 Ford Edge crossover utility vehicle. The hiring will […]
Rapid growth of solar power a challenge for utilities
Solar energy could provide a greater share of the world’s electricity by 2050 than fossil fuels, wind, hydro and nuclear, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Together, photovoltaic systems […]
Large CSeries order builds momentum for Bombardier
Dublin-based Macquarie AirFinance, a lessor of aircraft to international airlines, has signed a firm purchase agreement for forty Bombardier CS300 jets, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today. Macquarie has taken options […]
Wood groups praising new six-storey construction limit
Beginning on January 1, 2015, Ontario’s mid-rise builders will have more options regarding construction materials. On that date, changes to the Ontario Building Code will make it legal to construct […]
Canada risks losing out in renewable energy revolution
Other economies have made clean-energy technologies and services a trade priority, but Canada has clung to the notion that only carbon-based fuels give us the competitive advantage we want. Because […]
Will Ukraine be Canada’s next big oil market?
Long before becoming premier of Alberta, Jim Prentice, a former cabinet minister in the Harper government, was talking about the need for Canada to find new markets for its oil […]
Ontario economy set to grow based on exports, weaker dollar
Canada’s manufacturers set a sales record in July, beating the record set back in July of 2008. Sales were up 2.5 per cent, to $53.7 billion, with sixteen of the […]
Manufacturing rose again in second quarter
Canada’s industries reached a production capacity of 82.7 per cent in the second quarter, up 0.6 per cent from the previous quarter, Statistics Canada reports. It was the fourth consecutive […]
Bombardier Transportation workers ratify contract
The strike by workers at Bombardier’s light rail plant in Thunder Bay has ended as a tentative contract deal has been approved by workers in a ratification vote. The new […]
Largest biomass power plant in NA set to open in Atikokan
The conversion of a former coal-fired power generating station in Atikokan, Ontario to a biomass-fueled plant is complete. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) plant will have its grand opening tomorrow, […]
