GM issues 2nd Bolt recall; faulty batteries can cause fires
General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars ablaze.
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Magna International to buy Veoneer for US$3.8 billion
Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc said on Thursday it will buy Swedish rival Veoneer Inc for about US$3.8 billion in cash, in a deal that would help expand its driver assistance technologies business.
Mercedes sketches out all-electric scenario by decade's end
Daimler AG's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz says it is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the share of sales planned by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would 'in essence' be fully electric by the end of the decade.
Tesla will 'most likely' restart accepting bitcoin as payments, says Musk
Electric-car maker Tesla will most likely restart accepting bitcoin as payments once it conducts due diligence on the amount of renewable energy used to mine the currency, CEO Elon Musk said.
From coal to cars, Chinese floods tangle supply chains
The floods drenching central China and submerging swathes of a major economic and transport hub are threatening supply chains for goods ranging from cars and electronics to pigs, peanuts and coal.
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At least 70 per cent of vehicle sales must be ZEVs to achieve Ottawa's emissions plan: report
The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 in order to achieve the federal government's emissions targets.
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F1 condemns racist abuse of Hamilton following crash
Mercedes, Formula One and its governing body the FIA have issued a joint statement condemning the online racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton.
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American father, son sentenced to 2 years in Ghosn escape
A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan.
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Stellantis CEO expects chip shortage to drag into next year
The leader of the world's fourth-largest automaker expects a global computer chip shortage that has cut vehicle production to last into next year.
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'Going in … a bit easier than coming out': Colorado teen drives car into swimming pool
A teenager in Colorado ended up in hot water after driving their car into a swimming pool.
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Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix after high-speed collision with Max Verstappen
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, who is leading the drivers' championship this season, were involved in a high-speed collision on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Ford issues three safety recalls affecting 42,000 Canadian vehicles
Ford Motor Co. has issued three safety recalls affecting 850,000 vehicles in North America, including nearly 42,000 in Canada.
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City of Toronto-owned vehicles get automated tickets twice a day: investigation
City-owned vehicles, including buses, ambulances, fire trucks and police cars, have been ticketed for speeding and running red lights twice a day for the past year by Toronto’s automated enforcement system.
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Here's why used car prices are skyrocketing across Canada
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Watch: Flying car nails landmark test flight in Slovakia
![The AirCar, a 'dual-mode car aircraft vehicle', completed a landmark intercity test flight in Slovakia, on June 28.]()
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'Tough Turban': Making motorcycles safer for Sikhs
![The creators behind 'Tough Turban' talk about how developing a more protective turban can keep Sikh motorcycle riders safer on the road.]()
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Rolls-Royce 'masterpiece' offers cocktail tables and more
![Rolls-Royce has revealed a custom-made convertible decked out with cocktail tables, champagne fridges and a parasol.]()
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Driverless taxi services for less than $5 in China
![The Robotaxis had to brake repeatedly as jaywalkers and tourists came very close to the vehicles to take photos.]()
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Canadian billionaire embarks on a new environmental venture
![A Canadian billionaire is hoping people will ditch their cars for a smaller three-wheeled electric vehicle.]()
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Couple surprised after buying used Tesla 3 with no autopilot
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70 stolen vehicles worth $4.5 million recovered in Ont.
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Canada
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Pandemic pares back pomp of Mary Simon's installation ceremony as governor general
When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated. For Simon, there will be 44 people in attendance to view the ceremony in-person to follow public health guidelines.
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Technical difficulties on first day to register in Quebec vaccination lottery
Starting Sunday morning, Quebecers who have received at least a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can register to participate in Loto-Quebec draws, which will take place every Friday in August.
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16 arrested at Fairy Creek blockades as police bemoan 'egregious safety violations'
Mounties enforcing the B.C. Supreme Court injunction against anti-logging protesters in the Fairy Creek Watershed on Vancouver Island say they arrested 16 people on Saturday, after escorting them to a picnic in the blockaded area.
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Canadian Forces members rescue pilot whose plane crashed near Petawawa, Ont.
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force rescued a pilot whose plane had crashed north of Petawawa, Ont. on Saturday.
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Pilot in hospital with serious injuries after helicopter crash in Brantford, Ont.
Rural roads have been closed off as investigators work the scene of a helicopter crash in Brantford, Ont.
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Firefighters from Mexico arrive in B.C. to help fight hundreds of active wildfires
So far this wildfire season, about 400,000 hectares have burned, and without rain in the forecast, that total looks likely to grow.
World
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China sends supplies, rebuilds barriers in area where floods killed at least 63 people
Trucks carrying water and food on Sunday streamed into a Chinese city at the center of flooding that killed at least 63 people, while soldiers laid sandbags to fill gaps in river dikes that left neighborhoods under water.
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Tunisian president sacks prime minister, freezes parliament
Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday in a dramatic escalation of the country's political crisis following a day of protests around the democratic country that his opponents labeled a coup.
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Fauci says U.S. headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus
The United States is in an 'unnecessary predicament' of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the U.S.'s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
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Pelosi appoints 2nd GOP critic of Trump to Jan. 6 committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot and pledged that the Democratic-majority panel will 'get to the truth.' Kinzinger said he "humbly accepted" the appointment even as his party's leadership is boycotting the inquiry.
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113 killed in western India landslides, monsoon flooding
Days of landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in western India's Maharashtra state killed at least 113 people and injured 50, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scrambled to find at least 100 missing.
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Almost 2/3 of female U.K. military staff report bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination: report
Nearly two-thirds of women in the U.K. military have experienced bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination during their career, a landmark parliamentary report revealed on Sunday.
Entertainment
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Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93
Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93.
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Looks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have made it Instagram official
For beloved Bennifer fans, the long desired reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might actually be happening. Lopez posted photos from her birthday on Saturday, including one of her kissing someone who appears to be Affleck.
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Prosecutors air more claims in R. Kelly case; 1 involves boy
Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly's sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims.
Health
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Study suggests people who develop severe COVID-19 have blunted antiviral responses in the nose, throat
A small preliminary study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that people who develop severe COVID-19 have noticeably blunted antiviral responses in the nose and throat.
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Health Canada recalls 2 more hand sanitizers
Health Canada is adding two more products — MediCare Foaming Hand Sanitizer and Pur-Vie — to its growing list of recalled hand sanitizers.
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More than 200 people being monitored for monkeypox in the U.S.: CDC
More than 200 individuals in 27 states are being monitored for possible exposure to monkeypox after they came into contact with an American man who contracted the rare disease after returning from a trip to Nigeria, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.
Politics
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RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee over communist concerns
Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for signs of Communist infiltration, once-secret records reveal.
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More Afghan nationals who helped Canadian military expected to be resettled 'very shortly'
The federal government is implementing "special immigration measures" to extract Afghan nationals engaged with the Canadian Embassy, their families and those who helped Canadian military on the front lines as the Taliban continues to gain ground there.
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Symmetry not guaranteed on border policy: envoy
Just because Canada and the United States worked closely together to restrict travel across their shared border doesn't mean they were always going to move in lockstep when the time came to reopen it, Ottawa's envoy to Washington said Friday.
Sci-Tech
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Researchers create 'tweezers of sound' to move objects without physical contact
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have created 'tweezers of sound' that can move objects without physical contact.
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Astronomers detect moon-forming disc around exoplanet for the first time
Astronomers have detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
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Chimpanzees have been spotted attacking and killing gorillas in the wild for the first time
Chimpanzees' lethal attacks on gorillas in the wild have been observed for the first time, a team of researchers has said.
Business
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Rio Tinto smelter workers go on strike in Kitimat, B.C.
Approximately 900 Rio Tinto workers at the company's aluminum smelting facilities in Kitimat, B.C. have gone on strike.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
This week in Canadian business news, former CannTrust leaders are set for their first court appearance after the company became embroiled in unlicensed growing allegations and Statistics Canada is set to release its Consumer Price Index for June.
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Hemp having a moment as farmers try to grow niche crop into $1-billion industry
Hemp farming is still a fledgling industry, but some proponents believe it has the potential to move from a niche crop to a staple of Canadian agriculture. Across the Prairie provinces, new businesses are popping up to process and market different parts of the plant.
Autos
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GM issues 2nd Bolt recall; faulty batteries can cause fires
General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars ablaze.
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Magna International to buy Veoneer for US$3.8 billion
Canadian auto parts maker Magna International Inc said on Thursday it will buy Swedish rival Veoneer Inc for about US$3.8 billion in cash, in a deal that would help expand its driver assistance technologies business.
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Mercedes sketches out all-electric scenario by decade's end
Daimler AG's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz says it is stepping up its transition to electric cars, doubling the share of sales planned by 2025 and sketching out a market scenario in which new car sales would 'in essence' be fully electric by the end of the decade.
Lifestyle
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1960s U.S. civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86.
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Calgary park transformed into inclusive area for blind and visually impaired skateboarders
The skatepark at Calgary's Shaw Millenium Park has been modified with neon-coloured tape, tactile pathways and audio beacons through the work of a group of blind and visually impaired skateboarders.
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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ice cream debuts and quickly sells out
The Kraft Heinz Company has partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to introduce a limited-edition macaroni and cheese flavour of ice cream.
Sports
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What Canada did on Sunday at the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic games
Canada saw success in the pool, securing its first two medals. Take a look at what Canada did on Sunday at the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympic games.
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Hockey player coming out as gay must lead to meaningful change in game: advocates
Advocates say a young hockey player's decision to come out as gay this past week, just as he is on the cusp of a possible National Hockey League career, needs to be a catalyst for meaningful cultural change in the game beyond Pride nights and rainbow tape.
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BREAKING | Canada's Maggie Mac Neil wins gold in 100m butterfly event
Canada's Maggie Mac Neil has won the gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly swim event final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.