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Trusscore acquires Calgary-based Westech Building Products KITCHENER, Ont. — Trusscore, a material science company that makes sustainable alternatives to traditional building materials, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Calgary-based Westech Building Products, a developer of high-performing vinyl building materials. Westech was acquired from its parent company, Westlake Chemical Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers, an...

Insulin: When a Canadian discovery resurrected thousands from the dead Few recoveries from impending death more dramatic than this have ever been witnessed by a physician, wrote one of the earliest witnesses to the effects of insulin Author of the article: Tristin Hopper Publishing date: May 03, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  6 minute read  •  The 1630 painting The Vision of Ezekiel, which depicts the Biblical account of a valley of bones being resurrected into living beings. Phy...

Article content By the early 1920s, James Havens, a Kodak executive living in upstate New York, had known his son mostly as an invalid. After a diagnosis of juvenile diabetes at age 15, Jim Jr. had entered adulthood as an emaciated skeleton hovering in and out of coma. After years of desperately seeking out cures, Havens began hearing rumours of a team of Canadian doctors who were pioneering a “miracle” treatment for diabetes. Pulling on his Canadian contacts in the photography industry, Ha...

The 'seasoned Silicon Valley investor' will be taking over for CEO Iain Klugman on May 17

Kitchener-Waterloo innovation hub Communitech has named Chris Albinson, co-founder of The C100, as its new CEO. Albinson will assume the role of CEO (virtually) on May 17, with plans to relocate to the Waterloo Region in the fall. His selection comes after what Communitech called a comprehensive search led by the organization’s board as well as an executive recruitment firm. “Waterloo Region and Canada can count on Chris to boldly take Communitech from strength to even greater strength.”...

After a hiatus of several years, the History Channel show “Modern Marvels” is back with a new season, with a spotlight on food in America and how it gets made.