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DEA threat assessment points to fentanyl 'super laboratories' in Canada
May 15, 2025 - 1:45 PM

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration's latest threat assessment says fentanyl "super laboratories" in Canada are a growing source of concern — after U.S. President Donald Trump used cross-border traffic in the deadly drug to justify hitting imports of Canadian goods with tariffs.
Ottawa says automakers that keep building in Canada will get a tariff exemption
April 15, 2025 - 12:52 PM

WASHINGTON - Automobile companies that continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada will get an exemption from Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to upend the North American industry with steep import duties.
In the news today: Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa
April 11, 2025 - 1:15 AM

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Caught in the crossfire: Michigan concerned over automobile tariffs targeting Canada
April 05, 2025 - 3:00 AM

DETROIT - Glenn Stevens Jr. can look out his office window in downtown Detroit and see Canada. The view encapsulates historic automobile achievement between two countries despite a flowing river and international border — one that's on the brink of being ripped apart.
Democrats push vote on tariffs targeting Canada as Trump calls for Republican support
April 01, 2025 - 12:55 PM

WASHINGTON - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are moving forward on a resolution to block sweeping tariffs targeting Canada as President Donald Trump presses Republican lawmakers to continue backing his trade agenda.
End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers
March 13, 2024 - 2:47 PM

MONTREAL - Automobile dealers and manufacturers say Quebec's decision to end a rebate for electric vehicle purchases will stop people in the province from buying cleaner cars.
Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics
March 16, 2023 - 9:44 AM

Nick Dechev was startled when an air raid siren blared in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv last month.
Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault
December 10, 2021 - 1:00 AM

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year.
Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study
March 20, 2020 - 12:56 PM

A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the current infection rate.
Politicians voice support for Windsor auto workers as 1,500 job to be cut
March 29, 2019 - 12:49 PM

WINDSOR, Ont. - A second round of auto worker layoffs in recent months has led politicians to jump to assure workers as the automotive sector undergoes significant transformation.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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DEA threat assessment points to fentanyl 'super laboratories' in Canada

Ottawa says automakers that keep building in Canada will get a tariff exemption

In the news today: Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa

Caught in the crossfire: Michigan concerned over automobile tariffs targeting Canada

Democrats push vote on tariffs targeting Canada as Trump calls for Republican support

End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers

Victoria group lends a helping hand to Ukraine, setting up prosthetic clinics

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study

Politicians voice support for Windsor auto workers as 1,500 job to be cut

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