Canada’s first large-scale battery plant opens in Windsor
Abdul Matin Sarfraz / nationalobserver - Canada's first large-scale battery plant has already produced more than one million cells and created 1,300 jobs in its first months of operation — and is backed by nearly $16 billion in government subsidies.
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LeBlanc heading to Washington after Carney says CUSMA 'broken' by U.S. tariffs
sootoday - OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will head to Washington, D.C., for meetings tomorrow, his office confirms. LeBlanc's visit lands with the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade in full swing.
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Dairy group will seek designated status for 'Quebec poutine cheese'
Pierre Saint-Arnaud / nationalobserver - A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.
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