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Extreme weather remains the wild card as Alberta aims to fix auto insurance system

Extreme weather remains the wild card as Alberta aims to fix auto insurance system

CALGARY — As Alberta prepares to make sweeping changes to fix its flailing auto insurance system, experts say extreme weather remains the wild card.
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Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power

Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

Ship strikes kill thousands of whales. A study of hot spots could map out solutions

A study of hot spots for collisions between ships and whales around the world, including Canadian waters, offers a map for measures to prevent the deadly strikes that could drive some species to extinction, one of the British Columbia-based authors s
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German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of carmakers' woes

German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of carmakers' woes

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's technology and services company Bosch said Friday it planned to reduce its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and gl
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Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination

Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination

Disabled people who use rideshare apps Lyft and Uber say their experience is not a seamless task of pressing a few buttons and being whisked to their destination minutes later.
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Northvolt says Quebec battery plant will proceed despite bankruptcy filing

Northvolt says Quebec battery plant will proceed despite bankruptcy filing

MONTREAL — Northvolt AB has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, but said the move will not jeopardize the manufacturer's planned electric vehicle battery plant in Quebec — though hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars invested in
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Despite slowing sales, automakers are expanding electric vehicle models, including family haulers

Despite slowing sales, automakers are expanding electric vehicle models, including family haulers

Even though sales of electric vehicles aren't growing as fast as in past years and President-elect Donald Trump may ditch tax credits for EV buyers, automakers are moving ahead with new models that should appeal to mainstream buyers.
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Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates.
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Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

VANCOUVER — Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 — but only one was eventually determined to be in breach of the ban.
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Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

Federal Reserve's likely slowdown in rate cuts could disappoint borrowers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few weeks ago, the path ahead for the Federal Reserve looked straightforward: With inflation cooling and the job market slowing, the Fed appeared on track to steadily cut interest rates.
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