Push on vaccine delivery in Canada not expected until April

Deliveries of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna will hit one million doses per week starting in April

CFIB slams new Ontario retail rules

Other business groups praised Ontario's new policies

Air cargo volumes slowly rising

IATA data for global air freight markets in November show freight volumes improved compared to October, but remain depressed compared to 2019

Judge blocks strike over railroad’s virus safety precautions

Union Pacific unionized workers must address concerns through contract talks with the railroad

Quebec manufacturers warn against lockdown to stop Covid spread

MONTREAL – Quebec’s manufacturing association is warning about major damage to the sector should the province impose a strict COVID-19 lockdown similar to what occurred last spring. Veronique Proulx, CEO…

India tests vaccine delivery system with nationwide trial

Trial included data entry into an online platform for monitoring delivery, along with testing of cold storage and transportation arrangements

Pandemic response highlights strengths and weaknesses of Canadian robotics

University of Toronto researchers took a look at Canadian robotic deployments used to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and found them lacking

Worker advocates say more transparency needed around outbreaks

Manufacturing facilities and warehouses ``are the perfect area for the spread of any respiratory pathogen that's a little bit contagious,'' doctor says

Anti-virus controls strand merchant sailors aboard ships

Nearly 400,000 merchant sailors who transport food, medical supplies and other goods are blocked from going ashore

Mission to Seafarers launches new fundraising campaign

Aim is to sustain the crew welfare support currently being provided around the world

Union threatens to strike over railroad’s virus protections

One of Union Pacific's main unions is threatening to strike if the railroad doesn't do more to protect its employees from the coronavirus

Unpaid bills highlight PPE procurement problems

Orders cancelled as suppliers unable to meet demand

Ontario caps food delivery fees

Food delivery companies will be required to limit the rates they charge to 20 per cent for each transaction

France closes border to U.K., including trucks

Warnings of ``significant disruption'' around the ports in the English Channel, with traffic jams going back miles

Moderna ends frozen requirements for vaccine

Vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all