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Colin Butler

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge is 'essentially complete.' The fight over it is not

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is 'essentially complete.' The fight over it is not

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit has been "essentially complete" since February, but a major lawsuit challenging Canada's decision to build it may not reach trial until 2027 or 2028, according to a newly obtained federal briefing note. The information was contained in the heavily redacted briefing note prepared for federal Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor...

  • 2026-06-06
  • — CBC News
Canada's stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster

Canada's stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster

Forty years after its retirement as the industry standard bottle for beer in Canada, the stubby is being reinterpreted in an age marred by tariffs and American grievance — not as a cultural icon, but as a discreet way of protecting a national industry. In a research paper published this spring, Heather Thompson, a recent graduate of the public history...

  • 2025-06-29
  • — CBC News
The environmental costs of EV batteries that politicians don't tend to talk about

The environmental costs of EV batteries that politicians don't tend to talk about

Along with the massive recent manufacturing investments in electric vehicle (EV) technology and talks of a greener, decarbonized future, there are some not-so-green problems. In its latest New Energy Finance report, Bloomberg News predicts there will be some 730 million EVs on the road by 2040. The year before, Bloomberg predicted half of all U.S. vehicle sales would be battery...

  • 2023-12-30