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Conservative government mismanagement of the RADARSAT program is costing well-paying jobs in robotics and aerospace, says Official Opposition Industry Critic, HA©lA ne LeBlanc , a Canadian firm that also operates internationally, is no longer able to keep its engineers because the Conservative government still hasn't provided the funding ... (more)

Industry Minister Christian Paradis announced Friday that the federal government is raising to $1 billion the amount of foreign money that can go into a Canadian company before the investment is reviewed.

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The docked Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle , Canadarm2; and Canadian-built Dextre, are pictured on March 20, 2011 from the International Space Station.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Canadian Rangers in Resolute Bay, Nunavut in August 2011.

Michael E. Moore, President and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Davies to Chief Financial Officer effective June 4, 2012.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. , says it has signed a deal to extend its services on 12 Maritime coastal defence vessels operated by the Department of National Defence.

Orbiting our planet is a vast multitude of satellites, some long dead and some still carrying out their mission.

Out of work. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates has lost about 100 employees at its Brampton facility, and expects to lose more this year as a result of cuts to its space-robotics program.

Richmond-based space technology firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has lost about 100 employees and could lose 150 more if the Radarsat Constellation Mission doesn't continue.

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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates said in March it was laying off personnel after its preliminary assessment of the federal budget suggested there wouldn't be the money needed for the Radarsat Constellation Mission.

Surveillance and satellite imaging company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd posted an 18 percent rise in first-quarter profit, helped in part by a foreign exchange gain.