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Manufacturers look to budget for help on supply chain problems, domestic production

April 1, 2022 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are being asked to muscle space in next week’s budget to help Canada become more productive, and lay investments to lure new companies as part of a push to simplify pandemic-strained supply chains. For years,…

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One dead, five missing after explosion, fire at Ottawa tanker truck manufacturer

January 14, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – One man is dead and five people are missing after an explosion at an Ottawa tanker-truck manufacturer Thursday. Neil Greene, the owner and president at Eastway Tank Pump and Meter Ltd. said Friday he is “completely devastated.” “My…

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Manufacturers increasingly targets for ransomware attacks, study finds

May 19, 2021 The Canadian Press

TORONTO – A new report says North American manufacturing companies are increasingly targets for cybercriminal gangs that use malicious software to shut down businesses if they don’t pay a ransom. Research from Toronto-based eSentire says that six known criminal gangs…