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P-pop girl group BINI appears on an episode of the Chinese surival show ‘Show It All.’/BINI via X MANILA, Philippines — P-pop girl groups BINI and G22 showed what live vocals and powerful dancing looks like in their recent appearance on the Chinese survival program “Show It All.” The two …

Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario to build four new manufacturing plants in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Trudeau and Ford say $5B shared investment will create growth for decades to come. Japanese automaker Honda will …

There’s an “urgent” need to improve training for truck drivers, a new report suggests, and new drivers who have not received adequate training are making Canada’s roads less safe. Insurance Bureau of Canada VP hopes this is a ‘wake-up call’ to the trucking industry and oversight bodies. Twenty years ago, …

Indigenous leaders say a new loan guarantee program from the federal government, announced last week in the 2024 budget, will be a huge boost for economic reconciliation. Why the new Indigenous loan guarantee program is a big deal. Downtown Toronto is a long way from most communities where the federal …

Predators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada’s region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Canadian and American scientists. DFO ‘had almost no information’ on natural mortality before new study, says lead author. Predators ate at least twice …

Canada is hosting 176 countries in Ottawa for a conference aimed at making progress toward a global treaty on plastic waste. Less than 10 per cent of plastics in Canada end up recycled, government says As thousands of delegates meet in Ottawa this week to work toward a global treaty …

The distinction between neighbourhood infill supporters and critics was so stark that one speaker wanted to "break the stereotype that every boomer is opposed to rezoning." Council hearing shows split between older and younger, haves and have-nots It was gearing up to be a battle for the ages: Calgary's big …

Joe Biden tried taking a victory lap this week, celebrating a coveted foreign policy win. Yet in the streets near his house, he was being jeered over a different foreign crisis — the one that's threatening his presidency. Biden needs votes from a group with a rock-bottom opinion of Israel's …

The Government of Canada has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against various parties in the Middle East since October 7. But it still hasn't engaged sanctions against violent Israeli settlers, despite promising to do so. Joly says her department is still 'working on' sanctions announced in February The Government of …

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) was widely expected to keep its ultra-low interest rates unchanged on Friday, but analysts say the tumbling yen is putting pressure on officials to act. With the currency at three-decade lows against the dollar, speculation has grown that authorities could intervene in foreign exchange …