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The high cost of electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada remains a barrier for many thinking of buying one, which is a big reason why prospective buyers are considering those made in China. Prime Minister Mark Carney in January opened the door to cheaper made-in-China EVs when he announced Canada would allow 49,000 Chinese vehicles into…

The Canadian government will transfer control of Nunavut’s land and resources to the territory next April. But there are many big changes to be worked out before the transfer date. Some federal jobs will be transferred to the Nunavut government, a new department responsible for land and resources will be established, and Ottawa still needs…

Albertans can use offshore gambling services to bet on the likelihood of the province separating from Canada, and that concerns experts who feel that wagering on public policy could influence the results of the upcoming referendum and make the question vulnerable to market manipulation.

The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.

Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S.

The province’s annual wage boost is set to increase the minimum wage to $17.95 an hour on Oct. 1.

The new Chrysler Pacifica will be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show Wednesday. Local leaders are reacting to a new federal/provincial development charge initiative, and there’s a new clinic in Windsor to treat depression.

As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney look to finalize their proposed energy “grand bargain,” a $20-billion albatross hangs around their necks. The pair first signed their memorandum of understanding in November of last year, and promised to finalize its details by April 1. The agreement , which is built on a…

A Jamaican woman ordered deported from Canada more than five years ago after she was convicted of killing her stepson has won a reprieve. Nichelle Nikiss Rowe, who was stripped of the permanent residence status she obtained here in 2005 due to her second-degree murder conviction, applied to Federal Court for a stay of removal…

Canada’s emergency doctors are demanding better protection against administrative harassment and bullying for speaking out about dangerous overcrowding and unreported deaths in the country’s emergency rooms. Among other measures, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling for “effective and enforced” whistleblower protection, arguing they risk personal and professional persecution for calling out unsafe conditions…