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Carmakers facing billions in credit purchases under EV mandate if sales don’t improve
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian automakers are warning they could be on the hook for billions of dollars in credit purchases if Canada’s electric vehicle mandate is enforced as written, and sales don’t ramp up. Automakers already have deals lined up with companies like Tesla to buy credits to close expected gaps between sales and the targets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avi Lewis launches NDP leadership bid as Heather McPherson prepares campaign
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis officially announced he is running for the NDP leadership in a video shared on social media Friday morning. Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is now listed as a registered leadership candidate with Elections Canada. She has not yet officially announced her intention to run and her spokesperson declined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand to address UN General Assembly as Carney talks aid, foreign policy
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be giving a major speech on foreign policy to the United Nations General Assembly when he visits next week. A July schedule had Carney slated to speak on Sept. 27, but an updated schedule released earlier this month says Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will instead address ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec daycare bus crash: Final arguments on high-risk offender status for driver
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
LAVAL — A Superior Court judge is hearing final arguments today on whether a man who drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare should be declared a high-risk offender. Pierre Ny St-Amand was found not criminally responsible in late April because of a mental disorder for killing two children and injuring six others on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada launching consultations in advance of CUSMA trade pact review, LeBlanc says
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
MEXICO CITY — The federal government says it is launching public consultations on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA, ahead of next year’s planned review of the North American trade pact. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the consultations Friday in Mexico City, where he and Prime Minister Mark Carney were wrapping up two days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada launching CUSMA review consultation, LeBlanc says
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
MEXICO CITY — Dominic LeBlanc says consultations start today on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ahead of a planned review of the North American trade pact next year. The Canada-U.S. trade minister says Ottawa will hear from provinces, territories, industry and workers as it gears up to negotiate formally with the United States and Mexico in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entry, says it endorsed political violence
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Carney government is barring the Irish rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism. Jewish groups had been asking Ottawa since June to ban the group, along with the English punk-rap duo Bob Vylan, over comments they argued served to incite antisemitism. Liberal MP Vince ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Automakers could be on the hook for billions under EV mandate if sales don’t ramp up
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Automakers are warning they could be on the hook for billions of dollars in credit purchases if Canada’s electric vehicle mandate is enforced as written, and sales don’t ramp up. Speaking to a Parliamentary committee on Thursday, the head of the Canadian organization representing Ford, General Motors and Stellantis said automakers already have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
TORONTO — Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier this month that two quadriplegic Canadian patients had received Musk’s Neuralink brain implants as part of a study testing the safety and effectiveness of the wireless device. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson prepare NDP leadership runs
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis is expected to officially announce his intention to run for the federal NDP leadership Friday. Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson, meanwhile, is now listed as a registered leadership candidate with Elections Canada. She has not yet officially announced her intention to run. A spokesperson for McPherson declined an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Filmmaker, journalist Avi Lewis to enter NDP leadership race
By Canadian Press on September 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Filmmaker and journalist Avi Lewis is expected to officially announce his intention to run for the federal NDP leadership today. Lewis is expected to release a video later today and hold a formal campaign launch in Toronto next week, according to his campaign team. Lewis ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the NDP ... Read More »
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