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Israel air strike on Gaza kills foreign aid workers, Hamas-run media office says
A mourner reacts next to the bodies of employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) non-governmental organization, including foreigners, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike according to the Hamas-run Gaza government media office but the Israeli military said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this "tragic" incident, at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Clark leads Iowa back to Final Four, scoring 41 points in 94-87 win over defending champion LSU
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after Iowa defeated LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Houston’s Blanco throws the first no-hitter in the majors this season in a 10-0 win over Toronto
Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco celebrates after throwing a no hitter in a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)
Maple Leafs defeat Panthers 6-4 to edge closer to a playoff berth
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) reaches back to make a save against the Florida Panthers during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday, April 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Report on Russian energy weapons offers Canadian ‘Havana syndrome’ victims potential explanation
View of Canada's Embassy in Havana, on November 30, 2021. - A group of 18 Canadian diplomats are suing their government on the grounds that they begun to suffer headaches, visual disturbances and nausea, after being stationed in Cuba. Officially, Ottawa authorities recognize 14 cases, the last of them reported in December 2018, though in total there would be around thirty, according to the plaintiffs. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
Trudeau announces budget funding for national school food program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to ten year old Chakai as cuts fruit next to chef Jason Simpson at photo opportunity as they prepare food for a lunch program at the Boys and Girls Club East Scarborough, in Toronto, before an announcement to launch a National School Food Program, Monday, April 1, 2024. The Government is to commit $1 billion over five years with the hope that the program will deliver meals to an additional 400,000 children per year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Raptors guards RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley upgraded to probable against Lakers
Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., will likely return to the Toronto Raptors lineup on Tuesday. Quickley and Barrett (9) are seen on the court during first half NBA basketball action against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Toronto, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Ontario Attorney-General declines meeting over naming ‘like-minded’ judges
Ontario's Attorney General Doug Downey attends Question Period at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Trudeau defends carbon pricing agenda from provincial leaders’ attacks
Anti-carbon tax protesters wave signs and chant slogans as they block a westbound lane of the Trans Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., Monday, April 1, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Trucking firm Pride Group files for creditor protection owing $1.6-billion, faces allegations of financial irregularities
The head of Canada's largest trucking firm says rampant driver misclassification is harming companies like his as well as drivers, a problem felt all the more acutely in lean economic times. A transport truck carries a cargo container at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s big science facilities look for signs of a new deal with Ottawa
Workers at SNOLAB install a dark matter detector in the underground facility in the summer of 2023. SNOLAB is one of several major science facilities in Canada that research policy experts say should be supported through a dedicated federal body. June 12, 2023.
Vives heading into '24 campaign at Woodbine after strong 2023 season
Stop trying to ban Russia from the Olympics. Start ignoring it instead
Cathal Kelly
Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
San Francisco Giants' Matt Chapman, center, is congratulated by Jorge Soler (2) after he hit a two-run home run as San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano (12) looks on during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Friday, March 29, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Final Four road for Purdue began with look in the mirror and decision to stay the course
Purdue head coach Matt Painter watches from the sideline during the first half of an Elite Eight college basketball game against Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Gosling cousins make women’s world hockey championship debuts together
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Who is Junius? The subject who is truly loyal to the Chief Magistrate wants to know
GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORY -- The Globe's first publisher, George Brown, impersonated by Robert Christie, centre, during visit to The Globe and Mail newsroom this evening, October 1, 1956 for first broadcast of Assignment, new CBC radio program, on coast-to-coast network. Dunc Halliday, left, and Bruce West, right, in conversation with George Brown prior to broadcast which marked 103rd anniversary of newspaper's first daily issue [October 1, 1853]. Photo by Harold Robinson / The Globe and Mail
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
North Carolina State's DJ Burns Jr. reacts following an Elite Eight college basketball game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Sunday, March 31, 2024. North Carolina State won 76-64. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Canadian Stage’s Brendan Healy delivers a powerful and poignant two-part Toronto premiere of The Inheritance
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Loblaw paid new CEO Per Bank $22-million in 2023
CEO of Loblaws, Per Bank poses for a photograph at a store in Mississauga, Tuesday Jan. 30, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)�
Biden administration weighing $18-billion in arms transfers to Israel, sources say
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during his visit at the Chavis Community Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Netanyahu vows to shut Israeli office of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV
FILE PHOTO: The Al Jazeera Media Network logo is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo
Israelis agree to consider U.S. concerns about Rafah offensive
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot/File Photo
Singer Emmanuëlle left an indelible mark on popular song in Quebec
PHOTO JEAN-YVES LÉTOURNEAU, LA PRESSE -- Entrevue avec la chanteuse Emmanuelle. -30- ONE TIME USE ONLY, DOWNLOAD FROM CP EACH TIME -aplp- Négatif monochrome 35mm.
Cleantech startups waiting for funding from SDTC are facing delays amid new requirements
Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada, speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions
FILE - Participants wave signs as they walk back to Orlando City Hall during the March for Abortion Access, Oct. 2, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday, April 1, 2024, upheld the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon take effect. (Chasity Maynard/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
CRA’s bare trust debacle undermines faith in government - here’s how to fix it
Rob Carrick
Canadian dollar weakens as BoC survey stays consistent with rate cuts
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Evening Update: Israel allegedly strikes Iranian embassy in Syria, Revolutionary Guard commander among dead
Emergency and security personnel inspect the site of strikes which hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus, on April 1, 2024. Syrian state media said Israeli strikes hit an Iranian consular annex in the capital on April 1, while a war monitor reported eight people were killed and Iranian state media said a senior commander of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was among the dead, amid rising regional tensions due to the Gaza war. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)
Gildan activist says its business strategy would double profits
The Gildan logo is seen outside their offices in Montreal, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. U.S. investment firm Browning West has requested a special meeting of Gildan Activewear Inc. shareholders to replace a majority of the company's directors and reinstate Glenn Chamandy as chief executive.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary
Anti-carbon levy protesters wave signs and chant slogans as they block a westbound lane of the Trans-Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., Monday, April 1, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Channel opens for vessels clearing Baltimore bridge collapse wreckage
Wreckage of the Francis Scott Key bridge lies across the deck of the Dali cargo vessel as salvage work continues, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Panic in Haiti as wild shooting fills downtown Port-au-Prince’s streets
A man fills the tank of a motorcycle at a petrol station as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
Motorists creep along one lane after part of California’s iconic Highway 1 collapses
Cones mark a break in the southbound lane of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge in Big Sur, Calif., Monday, April 1, 2024, following an Easter weekend storm. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
India hydropower output records steepest fall in nearly four decades
A general view of Cheruthoni dam with one open gate is seen in Idukki, Kerala, India, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
Attractive REITs in a falling interest rate environment
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Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
FILE - Pearl Harbor survivor Lou Conter, 101, is seen at his home in Grass Valley, Calif., Nov. 18, 2022. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Monday, April 1, 2024, following congestive heart failure, his daughter said. He was 102. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Ontario may see non-tech teachers in new mandatory tech ed classes
Ontario is proposing to allow teachers without technological credentials to teach certain tech courses for the next school year, which teachers and principals suggest indicates the province is ill-prepared for the new mandatory nature of those classes. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Politics Briefing: As carbon price rises today, Trudeau pushes back at premiers who oppose it
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters as he makes his way to Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.
Government overregulation could jeopardize Canada’s artificial-intelligence chances
Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at the All In artificial intelligence conference Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
New York court rejects authors’ bid to block OpenAI cases from NYT, others
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI and The New York Times logos are seen in this illustration taken December 27, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Interprovincial migration helps fuel tight Calgary housing market as inventory falls
The Calgary Real Estate Board says March home sales were up 9.9 per cent from last year as interprovincial migration to Alberta contributed to tight market conditions. Houses for sale in a new subdivision in Airdrie, Alta., Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Every generation has new parenting ideas but as a grandparent, it’s hard to hold my tongue
Palestinians want April vote on full United Nations membership
FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/ File photo
Russian crews end two-week rescue effort to reach 13 miners in a collapsed mine and declare them dead
In this photo taken from video released by Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service on Monday, March 25, 2024, Russia Emergency Situations employees walk inside the gold mine in Zeysk district, Amur region, eastern Russia. Rescue workers are laboring for eighth day to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia's far east. (Russia Emergency Situations Ministry press service via AP)
Rescuers hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family in B.C.
The orphaned orca calf in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Monday April 1, 2024. A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two-year-old orca has been alone in the lagoon near Little Espinosa Inlet since March 23 when its mother became trapped by the low tide and died on the rocky beach.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
HSBC Canada branches reopening under RBC brand with takeover complete
RBC opened HSBC Canada branches under its own brand on Monday after closing its takeover of the bank last week. An HSBC bank sign is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are powerful group with wide regional reach
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami reviews military equipment during an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
Canada’s Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight
Canada is expanding its evacuation of citizens from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly responds to questions about the situation in Haiti during a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, March 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Les Misérables is a timeless tale, beautifully rendered
USE THIS PHOTO. "One Day More" from Les Misérables. Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.
Payments processor Nuvei to be taken private by Advent International
Nuvei chair and chief executive Phil Fayer, Montreal-based private equity firm Novacap and pension giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have all agreed to the US$34-per-share offer, which represents a 56 per cent premium to Nuvei’s March 15 closing price on the Nasdaq exchange.
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid named NHL’s first star of the week
Telesat reaches deal with Ottawa for high-yield $2.14-billion loan for satellite constellation
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg sits beside a model of a Ariane 5 rocket that launched the Anik F2 satellite in 2004, at the company's headquarters in downtown Ottawa, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.
Did the Kremlin enable the Moscow terrorist attack?
Amy Knight is the author of six books on Russian history and politics, including, most recently, Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder.
BoC surveys show improving sentiment, but mixed business outlook
The central bank has kept its policy interest rate at 5 per cent since last summer.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead on the fun, games and humanity of A Gentleman in Moscow
Johanna Schneller
Airlines, shippers pitch feds on sustainability to keep up with other countries
Airlines and marine shippers are asking Ottawa to expand funding for transport sustainability, through both green efforts and bare-bones infrastructure upgrades. Transport trucks carry cargo containers at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama Scoop
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 27: Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell attend the world premiere of "Scoop" at The Curzon Mayfair on March 27, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)
Justin Trudeau announces national school food program to feed 400,000 more kids a year
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau chats with children in child care at Don Christian Recreation Centre in Surrey, B.C., Thursday, March 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Five TSX energy stocks set to benefit from unlocking Canadian oil supplies. Plus, the 2024 Buyer’s Guide for U.S. ETFs
FILE PHOTO: The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Globe Climate: What do we lose when we lose winter?
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Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead
An Iranian flag hangs as smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
OpenAI removes Sam Altman’s ownership of its Startup Fund
FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Premiers making ‘political hay’ out of carbon pricing increase, Justin Trudeau says
Premier Andrew Furey holds a press conference in St. John's on Wednesday March 20, 2024 addressing the need of an injunction following the demonstration by hundreds of Fish Harvesters and their supporters who shut down the Confederation Building on budget day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Brad Gushue loses to Italy’s Retornaz at world men’s curling championship
Canada's skip Brad Gushue delivers a stone against the Czech Republic at the men's Curling World Championships in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
Moab, Utah becomes Jeep’s testing ground for new features with input from fans at Easter Safari
The Vacationeer concept has a hardshell rooftop sleeper and comes in a distinctive spearmint colour with woodgrain accents.
Shares of Trump’s media company plunge after disclosing big losses
Former President Donald Trump reacts during a news conference after attending the wake of New York City police officer Jonathan Diller, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Towns along solar eclipse’s path of totality look to benefit from tourism frenzy
Municipalities across Central and Eastern Canada have spent months preparing for an event that will last less than a few: a total solar eclipse that will cast parts of the country into complete darkness. An annular solar eclipse rises over the skyline of Toronto on Thursday, June 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Carbon pricing 101: What the increase could mean for you
The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today for consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, First Nations, as well as public-sector operations such as hospitals, universities, schools and municipalities. A person pumps gas at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, February 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
CPPIB sells stake in manager of world’s biggest motorcycle races for $1.9-billion
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Portuguese Grand Prix - Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Portugal - March 24, 2024 General view at the start of the race REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes/File Photo
John Heinzl’s model dividend growth portfolio as of March 31, 2024
Vector financial growth concept with stacks of golden coins. ISTOCK
Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm
Alex Murdaugh, convicted of killing his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, in June 2021, stands with his defense team during a hearing on a motion for a retrial, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Richland County Judicial Center in Columbia, S.C. Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, April 1, 2024 on financial crime charges. It's likely the last time he will face a judge for punishment. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)
Jamie Salter has a very special skillset: buying and revamping beat-up brands
CANADIAN JAMIE SALTER HAS BOUGHT AND REVITALIZED DOZENS OF BEAT-UP NAMES IN FASHION AND RETAIL—AND A FEW CELEBS, TOO. ALL TOLD, AUTHENTIC’S BRANDS HAVE COLLECTIVE ANNUAL SALES OF $29 BILLION. BUT NOT EVERY DEAL IS A HIT.Photographed. Salter may live in New York, but he spends lots of time at his cottage in Muskoka. We photographed him there while David Beckham and his family were up for a visit Aug 4, 2023
Q+A: Where’s the best place to see next week’s eclipse, and how do I watch it safely?
Blake Davis, 10, of Coral Springs, Fla., looks through solar glasses as he watches the eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla.
Nineteenth century townhouse gets two offers in four days
Done Deal, 74 O’Hara Ave., Toronto
Russian security agency says suspects detained in the Caucasus are linked to Moscow attack
A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions attend a laying ceremony at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)
Canadian factory PMI edges up to 11-month high in March
A general view of production along the production line is shown during a tour of a Honda manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont., Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023. Japanese automaker Honda says it will start producing the Civic Hybrid next year at its plant in Alliston, Ont.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
The most oversold and overbought stocks on the TSX
A Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) logo is seen in Toronto in this file photo.
Ballard shares up after signing largest order ever with European bus maker Solaris
Ballard Power Systems says it has signed a new long-term supply agreement with bus maker NFI Group Inc. A Ballard Power Systems Inc. logo is shown in a handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
New boxy Hyundai Santa Fe fits neatly at the crossroads of faux luxury and faux rugged
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Think powering a nuclear sub is hard? Try running a utility
CEO of Fortis Inc.David Hutchens at his office in Tucson, AZ on Thursday February 29th, 2024.
Parkland refinery in B.C. returns to normal operations after unplanned January shutdown
Parkland Corp. says its refinery in Burnaby, B.C., returned to normal operations on March 29. The company says the return comes after an unplanned shutdown on Jan. 12 due to extreme cold weather. A boat travels past the Parkland Burnaby Refinery on Burrard Inlet at sunset in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ukraine’s energy system far from collapse despite weeks of Russian strikes
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of Ukrenergo Ukraine grid operator speaks with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Sergiy Voloshin
Scotiabank analyst’s top picks in energy as TMX pipeline flows begin
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014.
Kremlin dismisses report Russia behind ‘Havana Syndrome’
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Georgy Filimonov, the acting Governor of Vologda Oblast during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 1, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Gazprom asks Russian court to ban Austria’s OMV from pursuing international arbitration
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Gazprom logo and Russian flag in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
China to import more from France, foreign minister says amid European autos probe
New electric cars for sale are seen parked at a distribution center of the Changan automobile company in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality on March 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Two ways for dumpster-diving investors to play an old standby sector now fallen on hard times
Rob Carrick
South Korea’s president vows not to back down in the face of doctors’ strike over medical school plan
Unionized medical workers stage a rally demanding trainee doctors to return to work in front of Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 1 2024, The signs read, "To promote social dialogue to normalize medical treatment and stop refusing treatment." South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions, as he called their walkouts "an illegal collective action" that poses "a grave threat to our society."(Kim Sung-min/Yonhap via AP)
New York Auto Show highlights green cars that won’t break the bank
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson PHEV on display at the 2024 New York International Auto Show on March 27, 2024.
Children with autism deserve inclusive schools – and other parents must be part of that effort
A classroom at a high school in Victoria, Texas, on March 18, 2024. School absenteeism has increased across demographic groups, according to research by Nat Malkus, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. (Kaylee Greenlee Beal/The New York Times)
Why I encourage my students to use ChatGPT
A ChapGPT logo is seen in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
I smell a rat – in my truck!
Shannon Moneo is a freelance journalist based in Victoria, B.C.
China’s SAIC Motor aims to slash jobs at GM, VW ventures and EV unit, sources say
SAIC Motor logo is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Elon Musk’s reputation dips
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo is shown on a Model Y vehicle in Encinitas, California, U.S.,October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
China’s forecast-beating economic data buys officials time to figure out fix
FILE - Visitors look at shops selling trinkets and souvenirs along a tourist shopping street in Beijing, Feb. 28, 2023. Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast to slow to 4.5% this year from 5.1% in 2023, the World Bank said in a report released Monday, April 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Millions of recalled Hyundai and Kia vehicles with a dangerous defect remain on the road
FILE - A 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe is shown at the Chicago Auto Show in Chicago on Feb. 8, 2012. In September, 2023, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million of its vehicles in the United States, including the 2013 Hyundai Elantra. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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