Ford investment in Oakville gets auto industry “on the move again”
In its most recent statement on the Ontario economy, RBC Economics took a pessimistic tone in general, saying that despite promising signs earlier in the year, “we are still waiting […]
Fracking study finds methane emissions lower than EPA estimates
A new study of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States has found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s methods for estimating emissions “overpredict” those emissions. The […]
Bombardier flies new CSeries jet for first time
The first test flight of Bombardier’s new CSeries jet, the CS100, was successfully completed today in Montreal. The aircraft took off at 9:55 a.m. from Mirabel Airport in Montreal and […]
FirstEnergy of Calgary to host ninth London Global Energy Conference
A number of Canadian energy companies will be participating in a by-invitation-only energy conference to be held next week in London, England. FirstEnergy Capital Corp., with offices in Calgary and […]
Canada-France space agencies test stratosphere balloon in Ontario
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the French space agency, the Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES), completed their maiden stratospheric research balloon flight from Timmins, Ontario today. It was the […]
Bombardier, Air Canada Jazz taking part in European MRO event
One of the biggest aviation MRO events in the world will take place from September 24-26 in London, England. The event comes at a time when the aviation maintenance, repair […]
Solar-powered nanoheaters offer solution for off-grid medical sterilization
Scientists from Rice University have unveiled a prototype solar-steam sterilizing machine that uses nano particle technology first revealed by the team a year ago. The solar-powered autoclave could be used […]
Magellan gets $110 million contract for Canadian satellite program
Toronto-based Magellan Aerospace Corporation (Magellan) announced that it has been awarded a contract worth $110 million from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Richmond, BC. Magellan is to build […]
Manufacturing sector saw slight improvement in August: RBC
Canada’s manufacturing sector saw slightly improved conditions in August, according to the latest RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). Employment in the manufacturing sector increased to a three-month high, […]
NASA projects look to the future, and to science fiction
NASA has announced the latest six winners in its Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for 2013. The Phase 2 proposals, which come just several weeks after the twelve Phase 1 […]
Strength to build on, but Canada still lags in industrial R&D
Why is Canada’s GDP per capita only about 80 per cent of the US level? Why does Canadian labour productivity lag that of many other developed countries? And why is […]
More engineers, fewer arts grads needed in Canada: CIBC
Another report in the growing literature about Canada’s skilled labour problems, this one from the CIBC, reaffirms what others have been saying for some time: too few students are graduating […]
