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[published_date] Stellantis warned on Tuesday of a 1.5-billion euro (nearly $2.4-billion Cdn) hit from U.S. tariffs this year, but pledged new vehicle launches to reconnect with customers as its new CEO tries to get the automaker back on track after a dismal 2024. In his first public appearance as CEO, company veteran Antonio Filosa said the…

[published_date] Hudson's Bay has solidified its faith in a controversial deal to sell leases to a B.C. billionaire by asking a court to force landlords critical of her to let her move in. A motion filed by the collapsed department store late Tuesday asked the Ontario Superior Court to reassign 25 of its leases to…

[published_date] Business · Breaking Economists had widely expected the central bank to hold off on changing the lending rate. Economists widely expected the central bank to hold off on changing the lending rate CBC News · Posted: Jul 30, 2025 9:51 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago The Bank…

[published_date] Brian Jenkins is among the protesters who must continue keeping their distance from Quebec's abortion clinics, after the province's Superior Court upheld a law requiring a 50-metre buffer zone It's a blow to the vice-president of the Quebec Life Coalition (QLC). The organization with a mission of "building a Christian society" challenged a 2016…

[published_date] Several Elections Canada workers in a newly reconfigured Nova Scotia riding say a number of issues made April's voting process a "nightmare" for poll workers and voters alike.  The complaints were brought forward by a handful of people who staffed two offices in the riding of Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish. The riding takes in all of Cape Breton…

[published_date] The release of a new set of tools for getting information and accomplishing tasks online promises to reinvent traditional search and take AI chatbots to the next level. But it comes with significant questions about reliability and security. OpenAI, makers of the popular ChatGPT AI-powered chatbot, began rolling out ChatGPT Agent earlier this month,…

[published_date] Three months after Alberta's new fees on wine were introduced, B.C. wineries are starting to feel the pinch as the amount of lost sales add up — that's despite a trade deal between the provinces that allows Albertans to buy directly from B.C. wine producers.  The fees come at a time when governments are looking…

[published_date] It's not easy to find an inexpensive meal these days, especially if you're feeding a family and especially if you're on the go. It could cost you $50 to get four full meals at McDonald's. A KFC family bucket meal costs around $45 before tax. Even four plain hotdogs from a road-side chip truck could cost you upwards of…

[published_date] Paul Hannon remembers being in Ottawa in 1997 when representatives from across the globe came to the city to sign an agreement banning the production and use of landmines. At the time, Hannon was volunteering for Mines Action Canada, a coalition of groups advocating against the use of mines in armed conflicts. "It was a pretty…

[published_date] New research on narwhals in Nunavut's Eclipse Sound suggests the animals may be more sensitive to shipping noise than scientists previously believed, and that they change their behaviour when ships are nearby.   The study, published earlier this month in the journal Nature, says narwhal stop echolocating and will vacate an area when exposed to low-pitched ship…

[published_date] At least three animal rescues and sanctuaries in Alberta have been targeted by a fraudulent cheque scam that's also been seen in British Columbia and the United States. Now, they're warning others to be extra vigilant with large donations. Janneane Madill, founder of the Alice Sanctuary, was thrilled to receive an email from a…

[published_date] Residents of a floating home community on B.C.'s South Coast are worried about their homes as silt builds up in the Fraser River, causing them to sit in the mud during low tide. Ted Dufresne, a resident of Canoe Pass Village in Delta, B.C., said the homes tilt when the tide is low, which…