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A timeline of negotiations toward the Volkswagen battery plant in Canada
By The Canadian Press on May 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – March 15, 2021: Volkswagen AG announces its intention to build six new electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants by 2030. March 17, 2022: Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne cold calls Scott Keogh, who was then the CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, and invites him to Canada for a meeting. April 27, 2022: The regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier says moving forward on politicians’ $30K pay bump requires “courage”
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Courage was necessary to move forward on raising the salaries of provincial politicians by $30,000, Quebec Premier François Legault said Saturday as unions demonstrated outside his party’s convention to demand a raise, too. “It’s a file you have to have the courage to deal with to attract all people (to politics), not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith says she’ll consider changes amid concerns wildfires politicized in election
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
EDMONTON – United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she will consider making changes amid questions over whether she is politicizing Alberta’s wildfire crisis by using party news conferences to deliver fire updates meant for the broader public. Smith says she is just trying to be helpful and deliver as much information as she can, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta county warns of danger when residents fight wildfires themselves
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – As frustration mounts over the response to wildfires that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties, one county is warning its residents against “unsanctioned acts” it says put lives in danger. The County of Grande Prairie issued a statement saying a member of the public who ... Read More »
1 responseGovernment of Yukon issues flood watch after Porcupine River rose a metre overnight
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
The Yukon government has issued a flood watch advisory after the Porcupine River rose more than a metre overnight. The advisory says the river’s rapid rise indicates the buildup of an ice jam downstream, and says several ice jams have formed, including a 20 kilometre jam about 30 kilometres upstream of the community of Old ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec premier says raising politicians salaries by $30K requires “courage”
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Quebec Premier François Legault says courage was necessary to propose raising the salaries of provincial politicians by $30,000. Legault made the comments today as the Coalition Avenir Québec’s party convention got underway in Sherbrooke, Que., about 150 kilometres east of Montreal. His government tabled a bill this week that would raise the ... Read More »
1 responseSlain OPP officer’s funeral set for Thursday at Ottawa hockey arena
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
The funeral for an officer shot and killed in eastern Ontario is set for next week. Ontario Provincial Police say Sgt. Eric Mueller will have a police funeral at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thursday. Mueller died in hospital following the early Thursday shooting at a home in Bourget, Ont. The 42-year-old father ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
Police in India say they are looking for three men in connection with the deaths of a family from Gujarat trying to cross into the United States by boat through Akwesasne, Que., in March. Indian police allege the men were involved in running immigration firms that are used by people to enter countries with fake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
The mayor of a southwestern Ontario city says he expects the federal government to live up to a deal that would se one of the world’s biggest automakers build an electric vehicle battery plant in the area. Stellantis says the federal government has not delivered on an agreement with the automaker and South Korean battery-maker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stellantis explores “contingency plans,” accuses Ottawa of failing on plant deal
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
One of the world’s biggest automakers says the federal government has not lived up to its deal to build a battery plant in Windsor, Ont. Stellantis and South Korean battery-maker LG Energy Solution say they will immediately begin implementing contingency plans. The Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat maker has not said what those contingency plans involve. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funerals to be held for Quebec firefighters killed during floods in Charlevoix region
By The Canadian Press on May 13th, 2023
SAINT-URBAIN, Que. – Funerals for two Quebec volunteer firefighters who died earlier this month during flash floods in the Charlevoix region will be private affairs. The municipality of St-Urbain, northeast of Quebec City says the families of both Régis Lavoie, 55, and Christopher Lavoie, 23, wanted to proceed with simple services in the image of ... Read More »
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