Industrial
Hidden camera reveals ‘appalling’ conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says
The wall of noise is constant as the workers manually check, sort and pack a seemingly endless supply of disposable gloves into boxes...
Can Wall Street help us find the true price of water?
You could be forgiven if, amid the recent chaos of COVID-19 and U.S. politics, you missed some news related to what is arguably Canada’s...
How a ‘hotshot whiz-kid’ ensnared a Sask. company in a $97.5M deal riddled with red flags
Input Capital, a publicly traded company based in Regina, says it is investigating after its $97.5-million proposed sale to smooth-talking American businessman Eric...
The trillion-dollar question is how federal spending will position the economy for post-pandemic success
This column is an opinion by Robert Asselin, senior vice-president of policy at the Business Council of Canada, where he leads the development of strategies...
B.C. health order restricts number of workers at large industrial work sites
British Columbia’s Public Health Officer has ordered five major industrial projects in northern B.C. to reduce the size of their workforces in an attempt to...
Governor General announces 61 new Order of Canada appointments
A public health researcher, a disability sports advocate and several trailblazing women who achieved firsts in their fields are among the 61 people...
Businesses faced ruin from the pandemic. Then Canada came calling for vital supplies
As the extent of the COVID-19 catastrophe became clear last spring, Toronto entrepreneur Marcus Fraser thought first of his family, then he thought of...
No injuries reported after ‘series of eruptions’ at Hamilton steel factory
No injuries have been reported after a large explosion at a steel factory in Hamilton Friday morning, according to Hamilton police. Large clouds of brown...
Trudeau government close to unveiling plan to hit net-zero emissions by 2050
The federal government is set to introduce climate accountability legislation as early as next week to formally commit Canada to its target of net-zero greenhouse...
How long can interest rates stay low once a vaccine arrives?
Jubilation over the good news about a vaccine has taken markets by storm. Shortly after the news broke on Monday that the U.S....
What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration
On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns. “Trade,” the...
In the Arctic, ‘everything is changing,’ massive animal tracking study finds
Animals across the Arctic are changing where and when they breed, migrate and forage in response to climate change, says a new study...
Ontario, Alberta face a growing split as economic interests diverge over fossil fuels
The people in charge of investing your money for the long term are in the throes of a wrenching internal conflict that is...
A little engineering, a lot of customer service: What it will take to fix COVID-19 test lineups
Kate Gordon’s five-year-old daughter, Rosie, had only been in her Toronto kindergarten class for one day before her little sister sprouted a runny nose....
Escaped prisoner back in police custody in Nova Scotia
Police have recaptured the man who escaped from the Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Pictou County. Kevin Edward Clarke-McNeil, 33, escaped between 8...
Weeds get a bad rap, but many are crucial to the ecosystem
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
