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BMW has slammed the breaks on its multi-million pound investment in the Mini plant in Oxfordshire as demand for electric vehicles plummets. The assembly plant in Cowley is one of the nation’s most vital and historic car factories, but it is facing turmoil after a £600 million investment has been halted. 4 BMW has done…
RCMP say a backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche near Golden, B.C., on Monday. Mounties received a report late Monday night about two men who were skiing in the mountains southeast of Golden, but had failed to return home. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for…
Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist who proposed that cities should grow food in high-rises, popularizing the term “vertical farming” — an idea that crossed over from the realm of the purely fanciful to become a reality around the globe — died on Feb. 7 in Manhattan. He was 84. His wife, Marlene Bloom, confirmed the death,…
Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for most of western Canada overnight Saturday, with temperatures forecast to dip to between -30 C and -50 C in many areas. “The extreme cold warnings are in place tonight and into tomorrow as cold air from the north drops down over the Prairies,” said Global Calgary weather…
David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamed of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in January that the city’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway had been opened to the public, they immediately booked their trip to Canada’s capital….
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 15, 2025 11:27 am Updated February 15, 2025 12:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size As people in parts of Ontario and Quebec dig themselves out of one winter storm, they are bein warned to prepare themselves for another one. Environment…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parks Canada, local municipalities and local fire departments are all putting their best foot forward in a coordinated effort to protect some of Canada’s most treasured lands in the event of a future wildfire — in hopes of preventing a similar disaster to the fire that destroyed…
For years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project, hamstrung by land negotiations, stalled. In the meantime, a group of chisel-toothed mammals — renowned for their engineering skills and work ethic, and unencumbered by…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted February 12, 2025 12:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Peskiko Group and Livingstone Landowners Group (LLG) have released the results of a Leger poll showing less than one-quarter of Albertans support coal mining in the eastern slopes of the province. The…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fast-moving low-pressure system moving into parts of southern Ontario is expected to create “hazardous” conditions Saturday, Environment Canada says. The federal weather agency said in a weather advisory the system is expected to bring up to 10 centimetres of snow by Sunday morning in some areas….
