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Honda is voluntarily recalling 61,000 vehicles in Canada over concerns that a high-pressure fuel pump may have a defective part. The company said in a statement last week that cracks could form inside the fuel pump if there are issues with the core, potentially leading to fuel leaks. “A fuel …
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Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity in the U.S. — and not just for cash-poor buyers
An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry, according to auto analysts. The trend is being led by people who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today’s average selling price of more than $47,000 US — a jump of …
Read More »Auditor general to investigate all government payments to ArriveCan contractor GC Strategies
Canada’s auditor general will conduct a full audit of all government contracts awarded to GC Strategies, the company at the centre of the ArriveCan controversy. In a letter sent to the House of Commons on Monday, Karen Hogan confirmed that her office will look at all government contracts awarded to …
Read More »U.S. ramps up Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts with Blinken visit as all sides dig in
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, as the U.S. hopes to revive ceasefire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. So far, all the warring parties appear to …
Read More »What’s stopping more women and girls from playing hockey? Canadian sports body has some answers
Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030. That’s up from more than 100,000 women and girls registered by Hockey Canada this year to play in sanctioned hockey programs. But …
Read More »Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries faces federal sex trafficking charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, a spokesperson for U.S. federal prosecutors said. Details of the criminal charges weren’t immediately available. They follow sexual misconduct allegations, made in civil lawsuits and the …
Read More »Police release new details on workplace death of 19-year-old at Halifax Walmart
Halifax Regional Police are releasing more details about the workplace death of a 19-year-old woman at a Halifax Walmart on Saturday. “The woman, who was an employee of the store, was located in a large walk-in oven belonging to the store’s bakery department,” police said in a news release on …
Read More »With olive harvest underway, Palestinian farmers fear Israeli settler attacks
As Abdel Kareem Na’ssan stands on the edge of an olive grove near the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, he is visibly uncomfortable. The farmer’s eyes scan the ridge line of rugged hills at the outposts belonging to Israeli settlers. Any sound of traffic on a nearby road causes …
Read More »If the fighting stops in Lebanon, can its beleaguered army keep the peace?
As Lebanon endures more rounds of Israeli air and ground attacks, those peering into the distance at a gloomy horizon continue to point to the Lebanese army as one of the few state institutions capable of providing a stabilizing influence if there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “We …
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