How some of your favourite brands are brought back from the dead

How some of your favourite brands are brought back from the dead

Cost of Living27:31Dead brands brought back to life One brand of clothing — specifically pants — has always had a special place in the closet of Alex Curry of Sexsmith, Alta., a small town about 20 kilometres north of Grand Prairie.  “From high school, I loved Modrobes. I think from about Grade 7, I really noticed they … Read more

tyres: Mandatory quality control norms for 70 sizes, types of tyres from next year

tyres: Mandatory quality control norms for 70 sizes, types of tyres from next year

Around 70 types and sizes of tyres, manufactured by more than one company, will come under the mandatory quality control norms from March next year. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will soon notify these tyres, based on the recommendation of an inter-ministerial committee, officials said. The department will notify an … Read more

Ottawa getting $40 million refund from former parent company of Quebec COVID vaccine maker

Ottawa getting  million refund from former parent company of Quebec COVID vaccine maker

Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made it to market. The news comes after Conservative, Bloc and NDP MPs on the House of Commons health committee grilled staff from Canada’s procurement department this … Read more