Welding and Fabrication

[published_date] Canadian construction and union leaders say they're frustrated over the continued use of foreign workers for non-specialized tasks at the massive NextStar electric vehicle battery plant project in Windsor, Ont., that's receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer support.  They also say they've been disappointed in the response they've received from all levels of government when they've…

[published_date] A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence (AI). Released last month, the Education Accord NL final report, a 10-year roadmap for improving the province's public schools and post-secondary institutions, includes at least 15 citations…

[published_date] U.S. President Donald Trump's successive announcements of deals setting baseline tariffs on the European Union and Japan are prompting questions about whether they're a road map for Canada to follow in trade talks. Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the bones of an agreement on Sunday. It sets across-the-board tariffs of 15 per…

[published_date] On a warm July night a year ago, crews dredging as part of an expansion at Irving's shipyard started pulling out a treasure trove of artifacts believed to be connected to the Halifax Explosion. In the weeks and months that followed, more than 100 pieces from the explosion were among the 100,000 tonnes of…