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The Canadian auto industry has reacted with skepticism to the launch of final zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandates released by its federal government today (Tuesday Dec 20), warning it needed to do more to pump prime demand, especially for electric vehicles (EV) (1).…

Stellantis members of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor have backed the final D3 Canada agreement secured in this year’s contract negotiation round. This means a three-year deal will now apply to 8,200 workers in Canada until September 2026. The union said 60% of members at Stellantis’ Brampton and Windsor assembly plants; and its Etobicoke Casting Plant – all in Ontario – approved the tentative agreement stuck last Monday (Oct 30).…

The ability of computer algorithms to identify outlier behaviour and indicate potential fraud is becoming stronger as IT specialists, mathematicians and AI develop new applications and techniques, offering anti-fraud professionals better tools to unearth and prosecute financial crime.

A McKinsey report from November 2022 (1) noted how companies are using machine-learning algorithms to assess data to maximise fraud detection through reducing false positives and missed fraud.…

With the Gulf a key focus of this and next month’s COP28 meeting in Dubai, universities in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait are playing a more proactive role in promoting sustainability within their campuses and beyond.

All three countries are facing tough environmental challenges intensified by climate change, such as extreme heat, with these wealthy Arab countries’ HE sectors seeking solutions, for instance in food and water security.…

Stellantis and Canadian auto workers union Unifor forge a tentative deal this morning, ending a brief strike that had been called at midnight after two days of bargaining failed to deliver a new three-year contract.

Work stoppages at all of Stellantis’ Canada facilities, including its assembly plants in Brampton and Windsor; and its Etobicoke Casting Plant, the parts distribution centre in Mississauga, all in Ontario, and its plant distribution centre in Red Deer, Alberta, are now over, a Unifor spokesperson says.…

Union members at Canada’s Unifor have ratified the agreement struck on Monday (Oct 9) with General Motors Canada (GM). The detailed deal was circulated to 4,300 autoworkers at Unifor locals 222, 199 and 636 in Oshawa, St Catharines and Woodstock, Ontario, at 6am Saturday morning, with balloting staged over the weekend (1).…

Union members at Canada’s Unifor have ratified the agreement struck on Monday (Oct 9) with General Motors Canada (GM). The detailed deal was circulated to 4,300 autoworkers at Unifor locals 222, 199 and 636 in Oshawa, St Catharines and Woodstock, Ontario, at 6am Saturday morning, with balloting staged over the weekend (1).…

The national president of Canadian automakers union Unifor has hailed an agreement struck with General Motors (GM) yesterday (October 10) as being particularly valuable for the numerous younger workers at GM Canada. Lana Payne told a press conference in Toronto that agreement on fast-tracking temporary workers to permanent positions was important at GM: “They have a lot of young people and young hires – they’re going to do significantly well.”…

Canadian automakers union Unifor last night announced strike action at General Motors plants in Canada, claiming the company had refused to accept a pattern agreement reflecting the deal struck with Ford last month (September). The union said the strike includes all its GM members at the Oshawa Assembly Complex and its CCA Stamped Products plant, plus the St.…

A third major electric (EV) battery plant will be built in Canada – this time in Québec, just east of Montréal, rather than Ontario – being run by Sweden-based Northvolt, with 60GWh of annual cell manufacturing capacity. It may not be the last EV major supply chain investment in the country, say industry leaders.…