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Hello to Heise: Color Compass announces Darrin Heise as new General Sales Manager for Eastern Canada
London, Ontario – Color Compass has announced the appointment of Darrin Heise as the new
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Inheriting Car Culture: Hagerty’s ‘Future of Driving’ survey reveals Gen Z are America’s next generation of car enthusiasts
Toronto, Ontario — Gen Z expresses a greater interest in car culture than Baby Boomers,
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WorldSkills Prep: Team Canada autobody repair competitor trains with Color Compass
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Team Canada’s WorldSkills Lyon 2024 autobody competitor, James Bartel, is busy training
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Glue Pull Goals: KECO Body Repair Products celebrates collaboration with SkillsUSA to bring GPR to future competitions
Toronto, Ontario — KECO Body Repair’s Glue Pull Repair (GPR) technology will be used in SkillsUSA
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EV/AV Report: Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system exempt by Transport Canada; Cruise puts production of self-driving vehicle without steering wheel on hold
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Tesla’s Cybertruck receives a
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A Fishy Situation: Fish falls from sky and shatters windshield of New Jersey couple’s Tesla
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey — You may have heard of it raining cats and dogs,
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A Catastrophic Calendar: IBC reports insured losses from Nova Scotia’s 2023 wildfires and flooding now approaching half a billion dollars
Halifax, Nova Scotia — The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released a “One-Year Update
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Can You Believe This?! Cars show their teeth; celebrate Independence Day and more
Toronto, Ontario — Friday again, and with it another Can You Believe This?! video set to
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September Startups: B.C. skills program offering $3,500 to upskill trades workers entering September training in EV repair, more
Victoria, British Columbia — British Columbia’s Stronger B.C. Future Skills grant program—which first launched in
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Estimation Station: AkzoNobel hosts Acoat Estimating, Consistency, Documenting Damage course
Etobicoke, Ontario — AkzoNobel hosted a class of 15 students for an Acoat Estimating, Consistency
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Partners in AI: Tractable partners with Saputo Capital Collision to integrate artificial intelligence solutions for vehicle repair
Toronto, Ontario — Saputo Capitol Collision, the Canadian-based MSO with four locations across Ontario, has
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Energy Engineering: BMW Group introduces electrically powered exhaust purification in paint shops
Munich, Germany — BMW Group has begun electrically powering exhaust purification in its first paint
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Stand Up Speak Out: OEM Certifications
Toronto, Ontario — Repair certifications for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been a widely discussed
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Policy Problems: Profitability issues challenge Alberta insurers; authorities seek solutions
Edmonton, Alberta — The Alberta insurance market is facing significant challenges, leading to the withdrawal
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On the Green: 10th annual Matthew Salsa Memorial Golf Tournament set for Sept. 9, 2024; hosted by Fix Auto Iberville-Rosemont owner George Salsa
Terrebonne, Quebec — The 10th annual Matthew Salsa Memorial Golf Tournament will be hosted September
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Reporting Resources: ASSI launches site for collision reporting from home in Ont., Alta., P.E.I.
Toronto, Ontario — Accident Support Services International Ltd (ASSI) has announced its “Start From Home”
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Flooding Fixes: FSRA allowing licensed adjusting firms to use claims adjusters licensed outside of Ontario as response to recent Toronto flash-flooding
Toronto, Ontario — The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has implemented temporary measures
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Reaching for the Stars: Excellence Auto Collision’s Silver Star location now part of the Bentley Motors Body and Paint Programme
Scarborough, Ontario — Excellence Auto Collision’s Silver Star location in Scarborough, Ont., recently announced that
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Saskatchewan Showcases: Skills Canada National Competition 2025 to be held in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan — Skills Canada has announced that the 2025 Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC)
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Tuesday Ticker: Federal government weighs options on Chinese EV tariffs; PPG reports Q2 financials
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly economics report, the Canadian government continues tariff talks, with
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Bumper Car Bliss: Pennsylvania man builds giant road-legal bumper car
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — Dan Hryhorcoff, a retired machine shopowner from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has