AL PALLADINI DIES AT AGE 57 March 7, 2001 GRAVENHURST, Ont. -- Former Ontario economic development minister Al Palladini, 57, has died suddenly of a heart at...
U.S. SENATE KILLS ERGONOMICS BILL March 7, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Republican-dominated U.S. Senate yesterday began the process of killing former U.S. Preside...
VOLVO TRUCKS CUTTING SUPPLIES AND SUPPLIERS March 7, 2001 Stockholm, Sweden -- Heavy truck maker Volvo AB is both reducing the number of its suppliers and asking the remaind...
TENTATIVE PACT ENDS CN STRIKE THREAT March 7, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- The threat of a strike at Canadian National is over after the railway has negotiated a tentative...
ALTA TRUCKERS HOLD ANNUAL DINNER March 6, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is holding their annual Calgary Draw Dinner at the...
FUEL-CELL DEVELOPER RASUL HONOURED March 6, 2001 BURNABY, B.C. - Firoz Rasul, president and CEO of Burnaby-based fuel cell developer Ballard Power Systems, has been...
B.C. FIXES HAZARDOUS CARWASH ROCK BLUFF March 6, 2001 VICTORIA, B.C. - Chimera Springs Rockwork has won a $119,300 contract to drill, blast and secure Carwash Rock Bluff...
N.S. TO GET $15 MILLION EXTRA ON HIGH FUEL PRICES March 6, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Government of Nova Scotia is expecting an extra $14.6 million by the end of March on the back...
MICHIGAN DOESN’T WANT TORONTO’S TRASH March 6, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The State of Michigan is appealing to Ottawa to try to halt the plan to truck Toronto's garbage to...
KKK ADOPTS MISSOURI HWY. March 6, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday allowed the Ku Klux Klan to adopt a half-mile stretch of I-55 in...
KW T300 GETS HYDRAULIC BRAKE OPTION March 5, 2001 BALTIMORE, Md. -- Kenworth has expanded its medium-duty offerings by introducing a hydraulic brake option for its T...
PEOPLENET, PROFIT TOOLS INTEGRATE March 5, 2001 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- PeopleNet Communications and Profit Tools, a software company providing business, operations...
FARMERS PLAN TO SLOW ONTARIO HIGHWAYS March 5, 2001 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- The province's farmers are planning to clog some of Ontario's busiest highways in protest due to...
CLEAN FUEL FIRM TO HIT TSE March 5, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- Alternative Fuel Systems has been approved to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
PEEL REGION OF ONTARIO PLANS ROADWORK March 5, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Peel Region of Ontario, near Toronto, is planning several road improvements as part of a 1...