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Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: minister

Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: minister

TORONTO — Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli calls it the "sleeper story" of the province's massive auto industry transition.
Ottawa in talks with province on getting "fair share" of homelessness funding

Ottawa in talks with province on getting "fair share" of homelessness funding

TORONTO — The City of Ottawa and the province are in talks after Ontario decided to give the nation's capital less than $1 million in new money for homelessness.
Are Canada's green corporate subsidies a new race to the bottom or a path to the top?

Are Canada's green corporate subsidies a new race to the bottom or a path to the top?

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have made it clear that Canada's road to a greener economy will be paved with billions of dollars in corporate subsidies.
RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout

RCMP to begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout

OTTAWA — The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days.
Turkey's closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan's rule or set country on new course

Turkey's closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan's rule or set country on new course

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country.
Colorado legislative session reinforces once-purple state's Democratic shift

Colorado legislative session reinforces once-purple state's Democratic shift

DENVER (AP) — As Colorado House lawmakers churned through final votes during the last night of this year's session, Republicans stood up and marched out of the chamber before the Democratic speaker could gavel it to a close — a defiant act meant to s
Huge number of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin

Huge number of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border as COVID-19 restrictions end, new rules begin

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday will begin denying asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through.
What to know about Trump’s CNN town hall: Lies about election and abortion, attacks on accuser

What to know about Trump’s CNN town hall: Lies about election and abortion, attacks on accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime return to CNN Wednesday for the first time since 2016 felt like a throwback: Trump with the long, twisting answers; the interviewer at times struggling to fact-check him or return his focus to the question at
New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling

New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and its Democratic governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, a challenge that comes as the nation's No.
On heels of damning sex abuse verdict, Trump faces GOP voters on live CNN town hall

On heels of damning sex abuse verdict, Trump faces GOP voters on live CNN town hall

WASHINGTON — Unchastened and unrepentant, Donald Trump picked up Wednesday where he left off two years ago, rejecting the 2020 election results and his role in the Jan. 6 riots, denouncing Democrats as "stupid fools" and vowing to make the U.S.