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Canada's EV battery contract with Volkswagen could be worth more than $13 billion

Canada's EV battery contract with Volkswagen could be worth more than $13 billion

OTTAWA — German auto giant Volkswagen has secured an exclusive contract with Canada that could be worth more than $13 billion over the next 10 years to build an electric-vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario.
Joly tells Canadians in Sudan to shelter in place as 'dire' clashes close airport

Joly tells Canadians in Sudan to shelter in place as 'dire' clashes close airport

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has no means of evacuating citizens from Sudan, where violence has drastically escalated between the country's army and its rival paramilitary force.
MPs tout supply management as fix for poor countries, aim to shelter from trade deals

MPs tout supply management as fix for poor countries, aim to shelter from trade deals

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are rallying to bolster Canada's system of protecting dairy and poultry prices amid trade deals, and suggest developing countries do the same.
It will take more than money to fix health care: Canadian Medical Association

It will take more than money to fix health care: Canadian Medical Association

OTTAWA — The president of the Canadian Medical Association says the new health funding deal struck between provinces and the federal government represents the biggest nominal injection of cash into Canada's health system, but that won't be enough to
Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit

Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit

OTTAWA — The federal government needs to start taking stock of whether its climate-change regulations are actually cutting greenhouse-gas emissions or not, Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Thursday DeMarco published the results of a new au
Strike thwarted prisoners advocate from entering Edmonton facility

Strike thwarted prisoners advocate from entering Edmonton facility

OTTAWA — An organization that helps women in the justice system says it is concerned about an ongoing strike by Canada's largest public-service union after one of its advocates was unable to access an Edmonton prison.
Former N.S. med student who killed 22-year-old will be eligible for parole in 2030

Former N.S. med student who killed 22-year-old will be eligible for parole in 2030

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that a former medical student who killed another student during a drug deal — and then disposed of his body — will be eligible for parole in about seven-and-a-half years.
Montreal police arrest minor for assaults on two Hasidic Jews in January

Montreal police arrest minor for assaults on two Hasidic Jews in January

Montreal police have arrested a minor suspected of assaulting two Hasidic Jews on the night of Jan. 20.
Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' vehicular tunnel in capital

Quebec ministers sorry for broken promise on 'third link' vehicular tunnel in capital

QUEBEC — A parade of government ministers took turns Thursday issuing sorrowful regrets for breaking a major election promise to build a multi-purpose vehicle tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore.
Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans

Committee weighs bill to make feds accountable to Parliament on future pandemic plans

OTTAWA — Opposition members of Parliament say they fear that new pandemic preparedness legislation would allow the government to sidestep a thorough review of how it handled COVID-19.