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Canada's Trudeau hails VW plant as 'generational' investment

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a massive Volkswagen electric battery plant being built in Ontario will create 3,000 jobs and represent a “generational investment” for Canada The German automaker last month announced plans for the plant in the town of St. Thomas, and Trudeau and other government ministers presented…

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Canada pledges Can$13.2 bn subsidies for VW battery plant

Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday up to 13.2 billion Canadian dollars ($9.8 billion) in subsidies over 10 years for Volkswagen's first overseas battery plant, to be built in St.Thomas, Ontario.

AFP

Cities must take immediate action against 'renovictions' to address housing crisis

Amid all the discussions about constructing new housing, existing affordable housing is being overlooked. A recent study found that 322,000 affordable homes were lost across Canada between 2011 and 2016 compared to the construction of only 60,000 new houses for those in greatest need of housing.

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Judge says Ontario’s weak climate plans increase risk of death for the young

Canadian youth activists’ case nevertheless dismissed as judge rules province’s policies do not violate Charter rights

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Lottery winner who won $10MILLION lost it all in just 10 years and now has to work again

Sharon Tirabassi, 35, from Hamilton in Ontario splashed out on huge houses, fancy cars, designer clothes, lavish parties, exotic trips and paid out loans to friends and family

Daily Mirror

An emergency in the making: Ending pandemic prenatal health coverage for uninsured people is both costly and dangerous

On March 31, 2023 the Ford government in Ontario ended the expanded health-care funding it put in place when the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.

The Conversation

Dangerous driving killed four cadets, Canadian military investigation finds

Dangerous driving was a factor in an accident that killed four cadets last April at the Royal Military College campus in Kingston, Ontario, according to findings from a Canadian military investigation announced on Friday.

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Couple find 1970s Pepsi can while renovating home - it could be worth a fortune

The vintage Pepsi can could be more than 50 years old and was discovered at the couple's 130-year-old home in Ontario, Canada, with some saying it could be worth money

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned 17-storey flat block frozen in time since the 1940s

Brant Park Cooperative Apartments in Ontario, Canada, gives a glimpse into what life was like in the 1940s and beyond, with bright designs, retro wallpaper, and vintage kitchens

Daily Mirror

Adding charter schools to Ontario would exacerbate student inequities

Parents and other advocates who are dissatisfied with the current state of public schooling often call for the expansion of school choice.

The Conversation

Muslim leader raises alarm after ‘hate incident’ at Canada mosque

Muslims in Canada ‘have reasons to feel afraid’, local leader says, after man charged in incident near Ontario mosque.

Al Jazeera

Weather tracker: Severe storms rock Australia and Canada

Tropical cyclone brews off the Kimberley while freezing rain causes chaos in Quebec and Ontario

The Guardian - UK

Man charged over hate crime at mosque near Toronto, police say

Canadian police arrested and charged a male suspect after what they called a "hate-motivated incident" at a mosque in the province of Ontario on Thursday in which he allegedly drove toward a worshipper and yelled threats and religious slurs, police said on Sunday.

Reuters

Hundreds of thousands still in dark from ice storm in Canada

Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in eastern Canada two days after a storm left parts of Quebec and Ontario coated in ice, causing tree limbs to break and fall on power lines

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On April 8, 2024, parts of Ontario, Québec, the Maritimes and Newfoundland will see a total eclipse of the sun. Here's how to get ready for it.

You might not know exactly what you will be doing a year from now, on April 8, 2024. It’s pretty hard to predict a year in advance. However, on that date, a total solar eclipse will occur in parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada — including parts of…

WEKU

Hundreds of thousands lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec

Freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, knocking out power for about 800,000 people, officials reported.

The Independent UK

800,000 lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec

Freezing rain and thunderstorms have pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec, and officials say about 800,000 people are without power

Reuters

After immigrant deaths at border, calls to end U.S-Canada asylum pact grow louder

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InsideEVs

BrightDrop Produced Over 500 Electric Vans At CAMI Assembly In Q1 2023

BrightDrop announced that during the first quarter of 2023, it produced more than 500 Zevo 600 all-electric vans at the CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, Canada.

WEKU

State line pot shops latest flashpoint in Idaho-Oregon border debate

There is a marijuana boom in Ontario, Oregon, just across the river from the Boise metro area where pot is illegal. It's the latest flashpoint for conservatives who want to annex eastern Oregon.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers comeback falls short in 5-4 loss to Claude Giroux, Senators

OTTAWA, Ontario — Claude Giroux now has five career points against the Philadelphia Flyers, scoring his 29th goal of the season in the Ottawa Senators' 5-4 overtime win over the Flyers on Thursday.

The Conversation

Ontario's new child welfare policy is promising, but youth leaving care need more support

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services placed a moratorium on its child welfare policy that requires youth to leave foster care and group homes once they turn 18. At the same time, the province committed to a child welfare redesign to strengthen support for…

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Newly linked data can reveal academic development from kindergarten to high school in 150,000 students

If you observe a kindergarten classroom, its games, songs, stories and activities might seem to be just for fun.

The Conversation

Did Canada and Ontario pay too much money for Volkswagen’s battery plant?

Volkswagen recently announced its intention to build a plant in St. Thomas, Ont. for electric vehicle batteries.

Daily Mirror

Inside abandoned preschool with work still on wall and PE equipment left to rot

The preschool in Markham, Ontario, Canada, closed without warning in 2016, leaving the children with no place to go and parents scrambling to receive a refund for their $7,000 a year tuition

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