Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the North America, including 51,000 in Canada, because the windshield wipers can fail. The recall covers cars from the 2016 through 2018 model years, according to documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Construction industry warns Trudeau not to extend surtax on foreign steel
Canada’s construction industry is warning the federal government not to overrule its trade tribunal and extend a surtax on five types of foreign steel, as a fierce lobbying campaign continues by domestic steelmakers — one of whom spoke openly Thursday about how accessible Trudeau’s cabinet has been.
Oilpatch veterans weigh in on NDP, UCP election promises to industry
Those who’ve spent decades in the energy sector see some beneficial policy proposals from both front-running parties, and some promises that should be reconsidered (or scrapped altogether).
Trudeau road tests campaign attacks that lump Scheer and Doug Ford with the alt-right
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau road tested his campaign strategy at an event Friday, lumping Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer with with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other right-of-centre politicians who deny climate change, vilify immigrants and tolerate white nationalists.
Arctic is warmest it’s been in 10,000 years, study suggests
Researchers studied permafrost samples in the Yukon near the Dempster Highway and determined that temperatures in the Arctic today are almost two degrees warmer than at any time in the past 10,000 years.
9 Canadian stories WikiLeaks helped bring to light
Now that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been hauled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to face extradition to the United States on charges that he conspired to access a classified U.S. government computer, here is a look back at some of the Canadian journalism inspired by the controversial website.
New drug mix causing harder-to-revive overdoses, sparking panic in Vancouver
A new kind of overdose is showing up among Vancouver drug users and it’s scaring front-line workers who are trying to save fentanyl users who are using substances adulterated with bizarre and dangerous fillers.
Fire in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market under control
Fire crews in Ottawa have a major blaze in the city’s historic ByWard Market area under control.
Alberta’s rage has rendered Jason Kenney near-bulletproof
Kenney has come to realize that, in their roiling hatred of the incumbent NDP government, most Alberta voters are willing to overlook a remarkable amount of race-, gender- and sexuality-based animus, not to mention demonstrable electoral skullduggery.
Trump confirms he’d like to send asylum seekers to sanctuary cities
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering sending “Illegal Immigrants” to Democratic strongholds — just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials said the idea had been discussed but quickly rejected.