Canada’s energy sector “at a crossroads,” risks falling behind
Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice, now vice-chairman of CIBC, told the Oil and Money 2013 Conference in London, England that the energy industry in Canada is “at a crossroads,” and […]
Canada’s economy rebounds with stronger manufacturing, construction
After a worrisome drop of half a percentage point in June, Canada’s real gross domestic product grew 0.6 per cent in July, Statistics Canada reports. Several sectors of the economy, […]
Statoil and Husky Energy find “significant” oil offshore Newfoundland
Statoil Canada says its exploration well located in the Bay du Nord northeast of St. John’s Newfoundland is a “high impact discovery.” The company, working with Husky Energy, confirmed that […]
Solar researchers closing in on 50 per cent PV efficiency
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany announced that they have broken a previous record and created a solar cell with 44.7 per cent efficiency at […]
Héroux-Devtek subsidiary to provide landing gear for Boeing 777
HDI Landing Gear, a subsidiary of Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Boeing to supply landing gear systems for the Boeing 777 […]
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 […]
