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Canada's next EV supply chain plant landing in Port Colborne, Ont.
The next Ontario community to share in Honda Canada's $15-billion investment to establish a Canadian electric vehicle supply chain will be Port Colborne, in Niagara Region. Company executives are expected to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the official announcement on Tuesday.
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Table set for Honda's massive bet on Canada's electric vehicle sector
Never mind the fact that consumer sales have yet to live up to the superlatives: Honda is about to cast a massive vote of confidence in Canada's electric vehicle sector. Here's what we know so far and the questions that remain.
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Senior bureaucrats briefed Liberal Party on foreign interference in 2019 Don Valley North contest
Top bureaucrats on a panel tasked with reviewing possible threats to the 2019 federal election warned the Liberal Party of concerns about the riding nomination contest in Don Valley North, the Foreign Interference Commission heard Monday.
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U.K. walks away from trade talks with Canada
British negotiators walked away from trade talks with Canada Thursday a dramatic development that taps the brakes on abilateral trade deal between the two Commonwealth nations that has been years in the making.
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Like British cheddar? Enjoy it while you can still find it
Fancy a sharp British Stilton? You may want to stock up before it's too late. The interim agreement between Canada and the United Kingdom that kept tariff-free British cheeses on Canadian shelves even after Brexit is now set to expire at the end of 2023.
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Trudeau government claims victory in latest trade dispute with U.S. over dairy
The Trudeau government is celebrating what it's callingan absolute victory in its latest trade dispute with the United States over dairy imports.
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South Koreans are eligible to work at NextStar EV factory under Harper-era free trade deal
Hundreds of South Koreans expected to work at the NextStar EV battery factory in Windsor, Ont., are legally eligible to work in Canada under a 2015 free trade agreement negotiated and implemented by Stephen Harpers former Conservative government.
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As major Pacific summit wraps, Canada is sidelined on a new U.S.-led trade initiative
Canada left a major summit centred on Pacific economic development on the outside of a new U.S. initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a group of 14 trading partners that concluded agreements this week on supply chain protections, lowering carbon emissions and fighting corruption.
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Canada-India trade talks won't resume until India co-operates with Nijjar investigation, minister suggests
Trade Minister Mary Ng suggested Wednesday that Canada won't restart its trade talks with India until Narendra Modi'sgovernment cooperates with the investigation into the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver last June.
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Asia-Pacific leaders gather in San Francisco as tensions with China run high
The old adagethat says countries that trade with each other don't go to waris beingtested. If the U.S. and China can't restore their diplomatic dialogue, it could set backthe entire APEC summit. But for the Trudeau government, mending Canada's relationships in Asia carries domestic political risks.
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