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South America poised to become world leader in wood chip exports 
January 27, 2012
A steady appetite for wood chips at pulp-and-paper mills has turned Latin America into the world's largest source in the last five years.
Combined, C...
New rules to be adopted for credit rating agencies
January 27, 2012
Credit rating agencies looking to do business in Canada will have a new set of requirements to live by as early as April.
Canadian Securities Adminis...
Montreal dryer maker plant to close
January 26, 2012
The high Canadian dollar and a slow US economy turned out to be the final straw for a Montreal dryer manufacturing plant.
Management at Mabe Canada's...
Cameron supports Canada, EU trade deal
January 26, 2012
The proposed free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union has found a supporter in British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The British PM...
US manufacturers more optimistic about future
January 26, 2012
Three months have given US manufacturers a whole lot more optimism about their prospects.
The latest PwC US Manufacturing Barometer says manufacturer...
Western Canadian researchers look to cash in on composites
January 26, 2012
British Columbia is hoping to become Canada's hotbed for composites.
The University of British Columbia received $9.8 million from the federal govern...
CAW steps up campaign against Caterpillar
January 26, 2012
Canadian Auto Workers have stepped up their campaign against Caterpillar's demands for a wage and benefit cut at the company's Electro-Motive lockout ...
Face of business changed from 2000-2008
January 25, 2012
The odds a company would go from small business to out-of-business was about nine per cent a year between 2000 and 2008, according to a new Statistics...
Obama proposes more America-first policies for manufacturers
January 25, 2012
US President Barack Obama's state of the nation speech on Jan. 24 may create an uphill climb for Canadian manufacturers in 2012.
The US leader announ...
Tax cuts help businesses grow: Myers
January 25, 2012
By Jayson Myers, President & CEO, CME
In response to the January 25th Toronto Star column, Canada can’t afford corporate tax bonanza, writt...
More Canadians endorse than reject Northern Gateway
January 25, 2012
A Sun Media poll says Canadians are more likely to favour than oppose Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline project.
The poll done for QMI Agency says...
Low US interest rates good for Canada
January 25, 2012
Canada's one per cent interest rate is looking sexy to international money buyers after US policy makers announced that country's interest rate will f...
Rail traffic increases
January 25, 2012
More goods rode the rails, year-over-year, in November.
Canadian rail freight traffic was up a reported 8.9 per cent from both domestic and internati...
Western sales drive retail trade
January 24, 2012
Quebec and the western provinces were the best places in Canada to be a retailer in November.
While retail sales rose as a whole for a fourth-straigh...
Survey shows 3.3 people available to fill every job vacancy
January 24, 2012
A new survey looking at the number of available jobs in Canada says there were 3.3 people waiting in the wings to fill every vacant position between J...
Partnership to reduce brake weight
January 24, 2012
A Michigan-based materials company and a New York university plan to put the brakes on the way people think about rotors.
The joint project between M...
Canada, US to extend softwood lumber deal
January 23, 2012
Canada and the US have agreed to a two-year extension on the current softwood lumber agreement.
The trade agreement was originally set to expire in O...
Canadian production posts second big gain
January 23, 2012
After a spike in November, Canada's production scaled back, slightly, in December.
While the economy was worth 0.9 per cent more in November, Statist...
CP Rail, Canpotex sign transportation agreement
January 23, 2012
Potash headed from Saskatchewan mines to international markets will have a major carrier to get it there for the next decade.
Canadian Pacific Railwa...
Firm copies photosynthesis to make hydrogen
January 23, 2012
A California company says copying Mother Nature has given it the means to produce carbon-free, renewable hydrogen gas.
HyperSolar, Inc. says a techno...
New SMART funding to help Ontario manufacturers go global
January 10, 2012
Photo: Jayson Myers, president and CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (middle), and Ian Howcroft, vice president, CME Ontario (right