Canada News
Canadian auto workers reach tentative contract with Ford
The union that represents Canadian auto workers says it has reached a tentative three-year contract deal with Ford to build five new electric vehicles at a factory near Toronto
Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner has died at 91
John Turner, a Liberal party politician who served stints as Canada’s justice and finance ministers before a very brief turn as the country’s 17th prime minister, has died at age 91
Canada opposition party head tests positive for coronavirus
The new leader of Canada’s main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus
Canada extends U.S. border restrictions to Oct. 21
Canada is extending the agreement to keep the U.S. border closed to non-essential travel to Oct. 21 during the coronavirus pandemic
US drops tax on Canada aluminum, heading off retaliation
The Trump administration says it is dropping taxes on Canadian aluminum, easing tensions with a close ally and preempting Canada’s plans to impose retaliatory sanctions
Wife of former Canadian PM Jean Chretien dies at 84
Aline Chretien, the wife and trusted adviser of former prime minister Jean Chretien, has died at 84
Six Storm players reach double figures, rout Mercury 83-60
Jordin Canada scored 13 points and the Seattle Storm routed the Phoenix Mercury 83-60 on Friday night for their seventh victory in a row
Uber incentivizes drivers to switch to electric vehicles
Uber is offering incentives to drivers to transition to cleaner vehicles while acknowledging that emissions from its rides have risen in recent years
Canadian auto workers pick Ford as potential strike target
The union that represents Canadian auto workers has picked Ford to begin contract talks and be a potential strike target this year
Police: 5 found dead after shooting in Ontario home
Police say five people have been found dead and another with serious injuries following an early morning shooting in a home east of Toronto
For first time, a woman to head Canada’s Space Agency
Canada's Space Agency will have a female president for the first time in its 31-year history
DP World, Canada fund to invest $4.5 billion in global ports
International port operator DP World says it has reached a deal with one of Canada’s biggest pension-fund managers to pour an additional $4.5 billion into their joint venture of ports and terminals
UN agency laments summer’s ‘deep wound’ to Earth’s ice cover
The United Nations weather agency says this summer will go down for leaving a “deep wound” in the frozen parts of the planet after a heat wave in the Arctic, shrinking sea ice and the collapse of a leading Canadian ice shelf
Owner of Trump hotel in Vancouver files for bankruptcy
The company that owns the Trump International Hotel in Vancouver has filed for bankruptcy
Canadian economy plummets in 2nd quarter with pandemic
The Canadian economy was devastated in the second quarter due to the coronavirus panedemic, but there are signs of a slow recovery
