Southwestern Ontario mayors are bracing for job losses due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, but remain optimistic
London’s military armoured vehicle maker is lobbying the Canadian government for orders with the manufacturer facing possible layoffs without new work, its union leaders say. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada on Oxford Street East needs an immediate order from Ottawa of 150 light armoured vehicles and a commitment of at least 25 a year […]
The smell of burned rubber lingered in the air outside Masonville mall Tuesday morning after a Tesla was set ablaze in its parking lot hours earlier.
The bankruptcy of a Volkswagen partner in electric vehicle battery production will not threaten the automaker’s St. Thomas investment, industry experts say. The development does, however, demonstrate increasing volatility in the EV sector during this high-tariff automotive environment, and the $7-billion PowerCo EV battery plant in Southwestern Ontario may face future delays, they said. Northvolt, […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford agreed Tuesday to suspend the province’s surcharge on electricity it exports to three states after a top American official extended an “olive branch” in the form of a meeting in Washington to talk free trade. Ford called Tuesday for cooler heads to prevail in the United States’ trade war against Canada, […]
An Ontario ice cream manufacturer is freezing its prices, a response to the U.S. trade war it says is the greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty since the Second World War. Chapman’s Ice Cream, the largest independent ice cream manufacturer in the country, is vowing not to increase prices for customers for the remainder of 2025 as U.S. […]
The cost of aluminum cans, spiked with new tariffs, has breweries wrestling with absorbing the increased cost or, more likely, passing it on to consumers.
Scrap from Linamar Corp. crosses Canada, U.S., Mexico borders 7 times until it becomes an automatic transmission that powers a vehicle.
Support for Ukraine in its war with Russia again has thrust London into the global military arena, with the Canadian federal government pledging to send more locally made light armoured vehicles. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a sweeping pledge of ongoing support for Ukraine, which this week marked the third anniversary of its invasion by […]