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Multi-vehicle crash on busy Vancouver route kills one, injures seven

Multi-vehicle crash on busy Vancouver route kills one, injures seven

VANCOUVER — A 26-year-old Uber driver has been killed in an early morning collision in Vancouver involving three vehicles.
BlackBerry software to be used by international electric vehicle consortium

BlackBerry software to be used by international electric vehicle consortium

BlackBerry Ltd. says some of its software and services have been chosen for use in a Foxconn-backed electric vehicle consortium. The Waterloo, Ont.
Stellantis, LG begin hiring staff for future Windsor electric vehicle plant

Stellantis, LG begin hiring staff for future Windsor electric vehicle plant

WINDSOR, Ont. — Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions say they have kicked off hiring for their future Windsor, Ont., electric vehicle battery factory.
Flying taxis are coming — eventually, to an exclusive few

Flying taxis are coming — eventually, to an exclusive few

MONTREAL — From his suite on the 23rd floor of the Fairmont Dubai, Fethi Chebil surveys the luxury cars and driverless metro line unfurling to the horizon.
France's Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment

France's Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment

BEIJING (AP) — The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in France’s electric car industry, as the European Union’s second-largest economy followed W
Violent crime is rising in the nation's capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch

Violent crime is rising in the nation's capital. DC seeks solutions as Congress keeps close watch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith’s voice soared and quivered like a preacher in midsermon as she recalled her troubled childhood and how it helped prepare her for the challenges she faces as the new police chief in the nation's capital.

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Worker warned organizer 'Someone’s going to end up dead' before crowd surge at '21 Travis Scott show HOUSTON (AP) — Just moments before rap superstar Travis Scott took the stage at the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, a contract worker had been so wo
Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana.
Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales

Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales

Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing laws in states that bar vehicle manufacturers from also being retailers in favor of the dealership model.

Kurdish groups: Turkish strikes in Syria, Iraq kill eight fighters

BAGHDAD (AP) — Kurdish-led armed groups in Iraq and Syria alleged that Turkish airstrikes killed a total of eight of their fighters Friday.