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Vianode to build $3.2-billion graphite plant for EVs in southwestern Ontario
A Norwegian company is investing $3.2 billion to build a synthetic graphite plant in southwestern Ontario. Vianode CEO Burkhard Straube says it will construct the plant in St. Thomas, Ont., and will i...
Nov 20, 2025
OSFI looks to help banks boost lending with capital requirement changes
OTTAWA - Canada's federal banking regulator is moving to make it easier for banks to loan money to small and medium-sized businesses and for some real estate projects. The Office of the Superintendent...
Nov 20, 2025
Child advocates urge government to bring back online harms legislation
OTTAWA - The dangers children face online constitute a national emergency, a coalition of child advocates and medical organizations said Thursday as they called for the federal government to take acti...
Nov 20, 2025
Freeland will move to U.K. for new job at prestigious Rhodes Trust
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will move to Oxford, England, to take on a new position next summer administering the Rhodes Trust, the educational charity says. The charity is famous for its pr...
Nov 20, 2025 Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Nova Scotia lottery violation at Halifax legion not criminal, police say
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's gaming authority says a law was broken, but Halifax police say it does not amount to criminal wrongdoing. According to an agreed statement of fact released by the province, Dav...
Nov 20, 2025
Doug Ford government to introduce 'Buy Ontario' legislation
TORONTO - The Ontario government announced plans to introduce legislation Thursday that would require public-sector organizations to prioritize Ontario-made goods and services first, then Canadian sup...
Nov 20, 2025
'Lost Canadians' legislation becomes law after Senate approval
OTTAWA - The "Lost Canadians" legislation, which aims to fix Canada's unconstitutional citizenship, received royal assent Thursday after being approved by the Senate on Wednesday. The term "Lost Canad...
Nov 20, 2025
New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
VICTORIA - Trade of tens of thousands of goods across Canada's 14 jurisdictions will soon be free after an agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to al...
Nov 20, 2025 Jobs and Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon speaks during an announcement, in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Advocates disappointed budget offered no funding for IVF, despite campaign pledge
OTTAWA - Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget. The Liber...
Nov 20, 2025 Lab staff prepare petri dishes, each holding several embryos, for viability tests at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab on Feb. 27, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
Carney signs UAE investment pact, launches trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
ABU DHABI - Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment-protection agreement Thursday with the United Arab Emirates during a visit to Abu Dhabi that has involved limited media access as concerns g...
Nov 20, 2025
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