One thing Nissan’s sporty (and interestingly named) Juke crossover utility vehicle (CUV) doesn’t lack is panache. It turns heads everywhere because, like this automaker’s rather curious Cube model, it’s a clear result of “out of the box” thinking.

OTTAWA —Cyber attacks waged via the Internet are the fastest growing form of espionage, Canada’s spy agency says.

Edmonton, Alta. – The CoroWise plant sterols brand from Cargill Incorporated is sponsoring the Dietitians of Canada National Conference in Edmonton from June 16-18. Last year, Health Canada approved of plant sterols being used in certain foods and, says Cargill, concluded that scientific evidence supports a relationship between the consumption of plant sterols and blood cholesterol lowering

TORONTO: Electrovaya Inc. is supplying the battery systems for a demonstration fleet of Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric minivans developed in partnership with the US Department of Energy. The Town and Country minivans will be equipped with Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery systems and join a fleet of 140 similarly equipped Ram 1500 pickup trucks that are going to 12 partners including local municipalities, state governments, universities and energy companies across the US

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Hamilton: Montreal-based Fednav Group, which owns Federal Marine Terminals (FMT) at the Port of Hamilton, has invested in three new state-of-the-art vessels to trade on the Great Lakes-Seaway System. The first ship, the MV Federal Yukina, arrived at Federal Marine Terminals, Hamilton, this week from Japan, carrying industrial slag, a material used in steel production. The vessel was delayed by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

We’re not sure what’s more dangerous, the machine or the background music they chose:

Wild Flavors Inc. has introduced two new ingredients to its H.I.T.S

The city of Toronto opens its arms to welcome the PACKEX Toronto 2011 tradeshow. Taking place June 21-23 at the Toronto Congress Centre, this year’s event is the 35th edition of Canada’s longest running national packaging exhibition. Organized by UBM Canon , PACKEX Toronto will offer the latest packaging products, equipment and services available, including: packaging machinery, components, materials, converting technologies, food processing, material handling and logistics from hundreds of the top suppliers from around Canada, the U.S.

BEIJING: Protesters in southern China’s manufacturing hub torched emergency vehicles in an outburst of anger against police abuse of migrant workers, according to eyewitnesses. Rioting during the evening of June 12 followed three days of steadily growing unrest in the town of Xintang in Guangdong province, the linchpin of China’s crucial export industry