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China imposing 73. 5 per cent anti-dumping tariffs on Canadian pea starch
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (430+ words) OTTAWA " China is imposing a 73. 5 per cent tariff on pea starch from Canada starting Wednesday. The Chinese commerce ministry says the levy is the result of an anti-dumping investigation it launched in August last year that found Canadian products were…...
Billions of public money to battery companies poorly planned, Quebec auditor says
2+ week, 6+ day ago (148+ words) QU'BEC " Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2. 2 billion of investments in various battery companies. The report released today by Christine Roy found that the investments by the Coalition Avenir Qu'bec government lacked clear objectives and…...
Personal electric vehicles gaining popularity in Canadian cities after dark
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (11+ words) laronge NOW...
Can EVs work in Saskatchewan's North? One Indigenous-led campaign says yes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (819+ words) Long driving distances, harsh winters and a lack of charging stations have long made electric vehicles seem unrealistic in northern Saskatchewan " but one Indigenous-led clean transportation campaign says the bigger obstacle may now be perception, not the technology itself. Aurora…...
Ottawa pushing to get Canadian companies selling goods on Chinese platforms
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (787+ words) OTTAWA " The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China's e-commerce titans Alibaba…...
Ontario asks B. C. , Quebec to drop electric vehicle targets
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) TORONTO " Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the fall, both provinces scaled back or dropped their previous goals…...
Saskatchewan high school students to be offered course on energy production
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (263+ words) laronge NOW Saskatchewan high school students to be offered course on energy production Energy Production 20 will be available to all Saskatchewan high school students beginning in September of the 2026-27 school year, with the intent of providing the opportunity to explore…...
Local auto dealership, advocates welcome Ottawa's new EV plan
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (631+ words) The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the'EV'sales mandate in favour of stricter emissions standards for the auto sector. It's a move that…...
Carney reaches "landmark" tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1001+ words) BEIJING " The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. The deal marks a…...