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Business

Taiwanese firm halts plan to build $1B battery plant in B.C. with federal support

A $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell production plant that was planned for Maple Ridge, B.C., has been shelved.  The parent company, Taiwan Cement Corp., announced the construction of the…

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Canada

Quebec halts most international adoptions amid human trafficking concerns

The Quebec government has taken a significant step to address human rights and trafficking concerns by suspending most new international…

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Health

Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses

Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program today in a move some public health experts call shortsighted. Dr.…

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Politics

Company halts construction of $2.7B battery project in eastern Ontario

After breaking ground in 2023, the company building a plant to produce battery components for electric vehicles in a municipality near…

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Nova Scotia

Property owners learning rules around septic tanks the hard way as landfill halts access

Ron Nugent says he figures his septic tank is just days away from overflowing. And like many others who are in a…

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Canada

Dalhousie University halts Saint John cardiac training after students allege harassment

Dalhousie University has pulled all medical students and post-graduate trainees from any cardiac training at the Saint John Regional Hospital…

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Business

Flair Airlines CEO looks to bid on Lynx planes after shutdown halts tentative merger

Flair Airlines chief executive Stephen Jones says he still hopes to add several Lynx Air planes to his fleet, even…

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Lifestyle

Population dip halts Japan’s ‘naked man festival’

TOKYO – In near-freezing winter temperatures and wearing nothing but white loincloths, throngs of men wrestle one another in a…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. lobster facility temporarily halts processing, blames lower catches

The future of an advanced Nova Scotia lobster processing plant is uncertain. The Montreal-based owners of Riverside Lobster International at…

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Nova Scotia

Labour walkout halts bus service in Cape Breton Regional Municipality

The mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality said Tuesday’s labour stoppage by CBRM outside workers is illegal, and is…

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