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Honda to invest $15B to build four new EV plants in Ontario

Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:15:01 AM
Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario that will see four new manufacturing plants built in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.

What could a $5B government loan program do? Turn Indigenous communities into powerful investors

Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:00:00 AM
Indigenous leaders say a new loan guarantee program from the federal government, announced last week in the 2024 budget, will be a huge boost for economic reconciliation.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned

Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:35:57 AM
New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that...

Montreal's vacant buildings keep burning down despite efforts to quell the fires

Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:33:50 AM
A CBC analysis found vacant buildings are at greater risk of catching fire, posing a danger to firefighters and threatening the city’s built heritage. Despite ongoing efforts by the city to force building owners to take better care of vacant...

Jury selection begins in case of alleged Winnipeg serial killer

Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:00:00 AM
Jury selection is scheduled to happen Thursday in the case of a man accused of killing three First Nations women, and a fourth who is also believed to be Indigenous, in Winnipeg.

'A bit of hope': Hamilton tenants beat renoviction attempt by landlord at Ontario tribunal

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:00:00 PM
The Landlord and Tenant Board dismissed the renoviction request because the only building permit the landlord had from the city was limited to making minor repairs. It also said it wasn't convinced the work would require the units to be vacant.

Canadian banks need to do more to stop abusive e-transfers, survivors say

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:00:00 PM
Women who have received threatening and abusive e-transfers from their former partners say Canadian banks need to step up and do more to prevent the misuse of their banking applications.

Equity-seeking Olympians team up to create better support for competing moms

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:00:00 PM
While the opportunity for Olympian parents to access a nursery may indicate progress at the Games, many women athletes continue to feel under supported, under-resourced, and underfunded during their family planning and motherhood years.

El Niño is nearing its end. Does that mean global temperatures will cool down in 2024?

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:00:00 PM
La Niña is on its way, but global temperatures are so warm already that some climate scientists say it may not have as much of a a cooling effect this year as in the past.