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☆ Canada Fast-Tracks 10.4 Billion Dollar Military Purchase
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Ian Austen | More About Ian Austen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The estimated program cost is 10.4 billion Canadian dollars, of which just under 6 billion dollars is the purchase price of the planes. (The program cost includes weapons, training simulators, spare parts and renovations at the Air Force bases in British Columbia and Nova Scotia where the planes will be stationed.) As with the 1980s vintage CP-140 Aurora planes they will replace, the main duty of the newcomers will be tracking submarines. But, as is the case now, they will most likely perform a number of other tasks ranging from tracking drug smuggling in the Caribbean to monitoring pollution in Canada. In particular, they wanted it to consider a proposed marine surveillance plane from Montreal-based Bombardier.

Persons: —, François, Doug Ford of, François Blanchet Organizations: Boeing, Air Force, Titan, Yves, Bloc, Bombardier Locations: British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Caribbean, Canada, United States, Britain, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Quebec, Doug Ford of Ontario, Montreal

☆ Vehicle explodes at Niagara Falls, forcing US-Canada border closings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Police officers view the scene after an incident at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada, in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. November 22, 2023 in a still image from video. Two people in the vehicle were killed in the blast and one border patrol official was injured, the Fox News Channel reported, citing unnamed sources. The three U.S.-Canada crossings along the Niagara River separating southern Ontario and New York state are among the busiest in the world. "The FBI is coordinating with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation," the FBI statement said. Representatives for the U.S. State Department also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported border closures.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Dominic LeBlanc, LeBlanc, Hochul, Doug Ford, Ismail Shakil, Katharine Jackson, Daphne Psaledakis, Susan Heavey, Caitlin Webber Organizations: Police, Rainbow Bridge, REUTERS, Reuters, Rights, FBI, Terrorism, Force, New, Fox News Channel, CNN, Niagara Gazette, Whirlpool, Niagara - Frontier Transit Authority, Public, Ontario, ., Canadian, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Canada, Niagara Falls , New York, U.S, United States, Niagara Falls, New York, Lewiston, Queenston, York, Ontario, Ottawa, Buffalo , New York

☆ Saskatchewan vows to stop collecting Canada's carbon tax on heating
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is seen as Canada's provincial premiers meet in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 2, 2019. If the federal government does not extend the exemption, Saskatchewan "will stop collecting and submitting the carbon tax on natural gas" starting on Jan. 1. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has also complained that her province was not included in the carbon tax pause on heating. Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is holding rallies to "axe" the carbon tax, a message that has resonated amid high inflation. Saskatchewan and other provinces had previously challenged the legality of the carbon tax and lost in a ruling by the Supreme Court.

Persons: Scott Moe, Carlos Osorio, Justin Trudeau, Moe, Danielle Smith, Doug Ford, Pierre Poilievre, Poilievre, Trudeau, Steve Scherer, Tomasz Janowski, Sandra Maler Organizations: Saskatchewan, REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Alberta, Ontario, Conservative, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Canadian, Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Atlantic, Atlantic Canada, Maritime

TORONTO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian authorities on Monday condemned demonstrations across Canada by those they said were glorifying violence by supporting Palestinian Islamist group Hamas' attack on Israel. "I strongly condemn the demonstrations that have taken place, and are taking place, across the country in support of Hamas' attacks on Israel," Trudeau said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. Trudeau joined a solidarity gathering for Israel late on Monday and condemned Hamas' attack in his address. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday killing hundreds of Israelis and seizing dozens of hostages. Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had climbed to 900, with at least 2,600 injured.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Blair Gable, Olivia Chow, Chow, Lauren Pouge, Doug Ford, Mona Ayesh, Kyaw Soe, Kanishka Singh, Michael Perry, Gerry Doyle Organizations: TORONTO, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Community Centre, REUTERS, Toronto, Ontario's, Health, West Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canada, Israel, Hamas, Toronto, Ottawa , Ontario, Israeli, Gaza, Canadian

☆ Toronto elects Olivia Chow as first Chinese-Canadian mayor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sam Jabri-Pickett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, June 26 (Reuters) - Olivia Chow became the first Chinese-Canadian to be elected as mayor of Toronto, Canada's biggest city, on Monday, pledging to support renters, champion social causes, and reduce the sweeping powers of her office. Chow secured 37.2% vote, according to preliminary results, ahead of her nearest rival Ana Bailao, former deputy mayor. Chow, 66, will be the first woman to serve as mayor since Barbara Hall in 1997. Chow takes over as mayor after the resignation of John Tory, conservative-leaning mayor who won his third election last October. Tory had endorsed his former deputy Bailao, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford had endorsed former Toronto Chief of Police Mark Saunders.

Persons: Olivia Chow, Chow, Ana Bailao, Jack Layton, Barbara Hall, John Tory, Tory, Bailao, Doug Ford, Police Mark Saunders, Ford, Sam Jabri, Rosalba O'Brien, Michael Perry Organizations: TORONTO, New Democratic Party, University of Guelph, Tory, Ontario, Toronto, Police, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada's, Ottawa, Hong Kong, Canada

☆ Ontario to offer more money for Stellantis to resume battery plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Sam Jabri-Pickett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Ontario's Premier Doug Ford and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answer questions from the media at the Stellantis Research and Development Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada May 2, 2022. ... Read moreTORONTO, May 19 (Reuters) - Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that his government will put more money on the table to help carmaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) resume its battery plant in Canada. Stellantis on Monday stopped construction at a C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) electric-vehicle battery plant in Canada, which is being built in partnership with South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) (373220.KS), saying Canada has not fulfilled the promises. read moreStellantis and LGES announced their battery plant investment in March last year, but tensions emerged when the United States in August passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a massive package of clean-tech incentives for companies. Canada's federal government has argued that the province of Ontario, where the battery plant is being built, should pay its share to resolve the dispute.

☆ Canada has increased planned Stellantis battery factory support -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

OTTAWA, May 16 (Reuters) - Canada has increased its planned support to carmaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) to build a battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, the industry minister said on Tuesday, but it wants the Ontario provincial government to help pay for it. To break the "stalemate," it is important that Ontario "pay its fair share," Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters at a news conference in Seoul. Stellantis on Monday stopped construction at a C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) electric-vehicle battery plant in Canada, which is being built in partnership with South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) (373220.KS). Canada has not delivered what it already promised and there are no new talks under way, Stellantis spokesperson LouAnn Gosselin said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also making an official visit to South Korea this week before heading to the G7 in Japan.

[1/2] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media during a tour of the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. REUTERS/Rebecca CookOTTAWA, May 15 (Reuters) - Automaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) has stopped construction at a more-than C$5 billion ($3.7 billion) electric-vehicle battery plant in Canada amid talks with the federal and provincial governments about their support for the factory. "Effective immediately, all construction related to the battery module production on the Windsor site has stopped," the spokesperson said. However, some construction related to battery cell production continues, the spokesperson said. The Volkswagen battery gigafactory is the biggest single investment ever in the country's electric-vehicle supply chain.

Ontario has some private healthcare providers but they are a small part of the health system and provide relatively few public surgeries. Critics worry sharply expanding their footprint will take staff from the pool of public health workers. In 2021, the Commonwealth Fund ranked Canada's health system tenth out of 11 rich countries. Ontario's government said it is following the lead of provinces such as Alberta, which contracts with private providers and said last fall it will fund more surgeries in private clinics. No one disputes Ontario's health system faces serious challenges.

TORONTO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canada's most populous province, Ontario, plans to significantly expand its use of private providers to perform public health services, the premier said on Monday, in a bid to deal with backlogs and delays in a healthcare system strained by the coronavirus pandemic. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told Global News on Sunday that Canada’s healthcare system is "on the ropes." Canada's publicly-funded healthcare system has in the past been seen by some as a model system. But critics and public health advocates have argued expanding the use of private providers is a step towards privatizing the public health system and risks cannibalizing a healthcare workforce already facing a shortage. The Ford government has said it has no plans to privatize the healthcare system.

☆ GM's BrightDrop signs first customer in Canada, unveils country's first large EV factory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Lisa Baertlein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Carlos OsorioDec 5 (Reuters) - The first electric delivery trucks rolled off production lines at BrightDrop's new factory in Canada on Monday, when the upstart unit of General Motors Co (GM.N) also announced DHL Express Canada (DPWGn.DE) as its first customer outside the United States. GM spent seven months and more than $2 billion transforming its 2 million-square-foot CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, into Canada's first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) factory for BrightDrop Zevo delivery trucks. It already has delivered 150 electric trucks to package carrier FedEx Corp (FDX.N). Those companies and many others have set goals to replace gas-burning delivery trucks and service vehicles with zero-emissions alternatives over time. DHL Express Canada's new relationship with BrightDrop "will help bring us closer to that target," CEO Andrew Williams said.

☆ Canada's Ontario to extend gas, fuel tax cut for a year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TORONTO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The Ontario government said on Sunday it will extend a fuel and gas tax cut first introduced last spring by another year to help residents cope with high inflation and economic uncertainty. The initial six-month cut went into effect in July and legislation to extend it to December 2023 will be introduced on Monday in the government's fall economic update. Some forecasters expect Canada's economy to dip into recession next year along with a downturn in global activity. The Bank of Canada has raised interest rates aggressively this year to tackle persistent inflation, which has eased slightly from a peak of 8.1%. Writing by Amran Abocar Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Education workers agree to end strike in Canada's Ontario
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Ismail Shakil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OTTAWA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Striking education sector workers in Canada's most populous province agreed to return to work after the Ontario government on Monday offered to rescind a controversial law that imposed a contract on the workers and outlawed strikes. The Ontario government's offer to repeal the law was hailed as a victory by workers, which include educational assistants, secretaries and library workers. "I'm glad CUPE has agreed to withdraw its strike action so kids can return to class," Ford said in a tweet. "We'll be back at the table to negotiate a fair deal — for students, parents, workers and taxpayers." Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Deepa Babington, Grant McCool and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cel mai mare oraș din Canada va intra în carantină
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-21 | by ( Redactia Zdg | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Toronto, cel mai mare oraş din Canada, şi o mare parte din împrejurimile sale vor fi plasate în „izolare” începând de luni din cauza agravării epidemiei de COVID-19, a anunţat, vineri, premierul provinciei Ontario, transmite AFP. Perioada de carantină, în timpul căreia toate adunările private în interior vor fi interzise, va dura cel puţin 28 de zile, iar contravenienţii riscă o amendă de 750 de dolari canadieni (483 de euro). Adunările la exterior vor fi limitate la 10 persoane, la fel ca şi slujbele religioase, ceremoniile de înmormântare sau căsătorie. „Nu ne putem asuma riscul ca spitalele noastre să se supraaglomeeze”, a avertizat Ford în contextul în care provincia cea mai populată a Canadei a atins pragul de 100.000 de contaminări cu noul coronavirus. De asemenea, Canada a recenzat în medie aproape 4.800 de cazuri zilnice şi 65 de decese în decursul ultimelor şapte zile, cifre în creştere semnificativă.

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