Canada is not quite as far ahead on defence spending as NATO predicted last year, according to the latest annual report compiled by NATO’s secretary general.Canadian soldiers take part in NATO military exercises at a training ground in Kadaga, Latvia, on Sept. 13, 2021. (Roman Koksarov/The Associated Press)Canada is not quite as far ahead on defence…Continue Reading
Canada’s first lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant is coming to Windsor, Ont., as part of a $4.9-billion joint-venture deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, government officials confirmed Wednesday.Premier Doug Ford along with federal and municipal officials confirmed on Wednesday that Windsor, Ont., will be home to an important electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant.…Continue Reading
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is cancelling part of her trip to Europe amid ongoing tensions in Ukraine.Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured here in October, is cutting her European trip short amid tensions in Ukraine. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is cancelling part of her trip to Europe amid ongoing…Continue Reading
Canada’s snowboard cross tandem of Éliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine added to Canada’s medal haul with a bronze in the mixed snowboard cross event on Saturday in Beijing.Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine, left, and Éliot Grondin, right, celebrate their bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Winter Olympics on Saturday in Zhangjiakou, China. (Sean Kilpatrick/The…Continue Reading
While the NHL won’t be participating at the Olympics, it doesn’t mean Canada won’t be icing a medal-contending men’s hockey squad. The team, which will be announced this morning at 11 a.m. ET in a press conference carried live on CBCSports.ca, is expected to feature a mix of championship-winning veterans and talented youngsters.Hockey Canada: Men’s…Continue Reading
Denis Shapovalov is out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals after a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss to Rafael Nadal Tuesday. But the Canadian went out with a bang, and a whimper, calling out Carlos Bernardes and his chair umpire colleagues for being “corrupt.”Canada’s Denis Shapovalov reacts during his 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3,…Continue Reading
The Consumer Price Index increased at an annual pace of 4.8 per cent in December, as sharply higher prices for food led to the cost of living going up at its fastest rate since 1991.Grocery prices are going up at their fastest pace in more than a decade (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)The Consumer Price Index increased at…Continue Reading