Business News

Search/Filter Results

Canada's stockpile of ventilators up from 500 to 27,000 after push to procure them
March 22, 2023 - 1:00 AM

Canada's race to procure ventilators for COVID-19 patients in the early days of the pandemic had researchers, scientists, industry and a notable astrophysicist working "night and day"to design machines that could be quickly manufactured domestically.
How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?
March 19, 2023 - 1:00 AM

Nick Ngo still vividly remembers the spring of 2020, and the sudden wave of new shops making the same acrylic barriers as his business.
Chinese crewed spaceship docks with new space station
June 17, 2021 - 1:32 AM

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — State media say a Chinese spaceship carrying a three-person crew has docked with the country's new space station at the start of 3-month mission. The Shenzhou-12 craft connected with the Tianhe space station module about six hours after takeoff Thursday. The crew will carry out experiments, test equipment, conduct maintenance and prepare the station for receiving two laboratory modules next year.
Quebec cannabis newcomer poised to start growing at massive facility
February 01, 2020 - 11:48 AM

MONTREAL - Cannara Biotech Inc. announced Friday evening it has received a cannabis licence from Health Canada, allowing it to start growing at its facility in southern Quebec amid a tightening market already crowded with big Canadian producers.
Correction: Future of Work-Running the Robots story
August 30, 2017 - 10:52 AM

NORWOOD, Ohio - In a story Aug. 15 about automation in manufacturing, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a report that forecast 2 million new American manufacturing jobs in the next decade. It should have cited The Manufacturing Institute, not the American Manufacturing Institute.
Business Highlights
August 17, 2015 - 2:55 PM

___
Sharper contrasts, even bigger screens - Imax shows off laser movie technology in 'Furious 7'
April 01, 2015 - 10:42 AM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Deeper blacks, brighter whites, even bigger screens and better sound. When the high-speed action sequel "Furious 7" debuts this weekend, audiences at Hollywood's famous TCL Chinese Theatre will see every tire skid and fistfight in Imax's brand-new laser format.
14 employees at 'filthy' pharmacy charged in meningitis outbreak that killed 64 patients
December 17, 2014 - 5:51 PM

BOSTON - Mould and bacteria were in the air and on workers' gloved fingertips. Pharmacists used expired ingredients, didn't properly sterilize them and failed to test drugs for purity before sending them to hospitals and pain clinics. Employees falsified logs to make it look as if the so-called clean rooms had been disinfected.
More ...

THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

Business News

Canada's stockpile of ventilators up from 500 to 27,000 after push to procure them

How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

Chinese crewed spaceship docks with new space station

Quebec cannabis newcomer poised to start growing at massive facility

Correction: Future of Work-Running the Robots story

Business Highlights

Sharper contrasts, even bigger screens - Imax shows off laser movie technology in 'Furious 7'

14 employees at 'filthy' pharmacy charged in meningitis outbreak that killed 64 patients

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon