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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Contracts were signed and deposits collected in a series of renovation frauds that have now resulted in an arrest, Peel Regional Police say. Police said in a news release Tuesday that between April 2023 and November 2023, a man signed three renovation …
Read More »COVID test supplier received billions in pandemic contracts after submitting edited results
A rapid test importer landed an estimated $2 billion in federal contracts in 2021 and 2022, despite giving regulators incomplete data about its product’s accuracy, Global News has found. A year-long investigation into federal procurement revealed that BTNX, a small rapid test supplier based outside Toronto, deleted dozens of specimens, …
Read More »Ford government to add new wind, solar generation 5 years after cancelling contracts
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five years after the Ford government ripped up renewable energy contracts, the province’s electricity operator is set to once again turn to wind and solar projects to fill Ontario’s growing power gap. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which manages the province’s …
Read More »Toronto-based Aecon turns $28-million profit in 2nd quarter as it inks significant new contracts – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 27, 2023 10:04 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aecon Group Inc. says its second-quarter earnings reached $28.2 million in profit, marking a turnaround from the $6.4 million loss the construction firm saw for the period last year. The Toronto-based …
Read More »CFB Kingston employee contracts Legionnaires disease at base warehouse – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was early December last year that it became known that a CFB Kingston employee had contracted Legionnaires disease. Legionella is a bacteria that is commonly found in water. Stagnant water is one of the factors that can provide conditions for the …
Read More »Summer of labour unrest expected as inflation soars and contracts run out
Canada could face a summer of strikes and other labour disruptions as workers demand cost-of-living increases and better conditions than those seen throughout the past two years of the pandemic, say union officials and other observers. Hundreds of thousands of health and education workers are among those whose unions and employers …
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