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Financier predicts new respect for oilpatch as Canada recovers from pandemic
Calgary energy investor Mac Van Wielingen says there's an opportunity for the oil and gas sector to regain public respect and…
N 95 respirators and emergency relief on the way for Canada
OTTAWA — Coveted N95 respirators will continue to come to Canada from a Minnesota-based company while the country keeps rolling…
CAE temporarily laying off 2,600, designs ventilator prototype
MONTREAL — CAE Inc. is temporarily laying off about a quarter of its staff, cutting salaries and suspending its dividend and share…
Business outlook soft even before COVID 19: Bank of Canada
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says workers were feeling upbeat about job prospects, while employers felt otherwise in the weeks…
Cascades and partners to manufacture medical visors
KINGSEY FALLS, QC — Cascades, an eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions company, will supply recycled plastic…
March shows record downturn in Canadian manufacturing output
LONDON — Canadian manufacturing production fell at the fastest pace for at least nine-and-a-half years in March, according to the…
Survey: US manufacturing slides in March
WASHINGTON — American manufacturing slid in March, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
The…
Auto parts and paint company Uni Select furloughs half of its 6,000 employees
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Uni-Select Inc. says approximately half of its employees are being furloughed and a third of its sites being…
China’s manufacturing rebounds
BEIJING — China's manufacturing rebounded in March as authorities relaxed anti-disease controls and allowed factories to reopen,…
Statistics Canada says economy growth in January slowed to 0.1 per cent
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says economic growth slowed in January in a snapshot of the economy before the COVID-19 outbreak hit…
Trump uses wartime act but GM says it’s already moving fast
DETROIT — Twelve days ago, General Motors put hundreds of workers on an urgent project to build breathing machines as hospitals…
Magna withdraws guidance due to business uncertainty caused by COVID 19 outbreak
AURORA, Ont. — Magna International Inc. has withdrawn its 2020 outlook because of the "high degree of business uncertainty''…